Download or read book Mineral Production in Illinois in 1959 (Classic Reprint) written by Willis L. Busch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-04-30 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mineral Production in Illinois in 1959 Viewed in the light of the affairs of men, a century seems an impressive period of time, but in the perspective of history the mineral industries of Illinois were just awakening one hundred years ago. In 1860 Illinois was a relatively young state, having gained statehood only 42 years previously, in the year 1818. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.