Excerpt from The Centennial of Illinois Statehood 1818-1918: Commemorated by the Chicago Historical Society, Orchestra Hall, April 19, 1918, Address; Illinois in History Yes, let the story of the Indian be told, with all that is in it of human interest, and we have not yet arrived at the idea of a State, nor at those social conditions which produce an indelible history. 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.