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The names of 35 distinguished Illinois authors are etched into the 4th floor frieze of the Illinois State Library Building.

  • Portait of James Jones
    James Jones
    Some came running; From here to eternity; The merry month of May...
  • Portait of Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address; The Language of Liberty; The Gettysburg Address...
  • Portait of Frank Norris
    Frank Norris
    McTeague; A man's woman; Octopus...
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Perry R. Duis

Born: 1943 in Sterling, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Perry Duis is a Professor of History at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He has been with the University of Illinois since 1971.

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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers; Adult readers

Email: prduis@uic.edu
Website: http://www.uic.edu/depts/hist/perryprof.htm
Perry R. Duis on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=perry+r.+duis

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Chicago Death Trap :
ISBN: 080932721x OCLC: 150378381

Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale : ©2006.

 

 

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