History of Cook County, Illinois : being a general survey of Cook County history including a condensed history of Chicago and special account of districts outside the city limits, from the earliest settlement to the present time Chicago: The Goodspeed Historical Association, 1909, 1572 pgs. Vol. I. Title page Vol. I. Front matter Vol. I. Table of contents Vol. I. French, Spanish and English claims Vol. I. The Indians Vol. I. Cook County before its formation--The northern boundary--Huron County--Land surveys, etc. Vol. I. Early Cook County and Chicago, 1779-1840 Vol. I. Cook County and Chicago 1840-1850 Vol. I. Cook County and Chicago 1850-1866 Non-Indexed Pages #2 Vol. I. Politics of Cook County 1823-1866 Non-Indexed Pages #3 Vol. I. Runaway slaves Vol. I. The Mexican War 1846-1848 Vol. I. The Civil War 1861-1865 Vol. I. Cook County Organization, etc. 1819-1865 Vol. I. Early amusements Vol. I. The infirmary--The world's fair--Spanish-American War--Late banking--Marquette Club--Seal of Chicago--Hamilton Club Vol. I. Municipal, Juvenile and other courts Vol. I. Miscellaneous early events, etc. Vol. I. Biography and reminiscence Vol. II. Title page Vol. II. Fornt matter Vol. II. Table of contents Non-Indexed Pages #4 Vol. II. Miscellaneous events Vol. II. Incidents and statistics Vol. II. Early schools of Cook County Vol. II. Early banking operations Vol. II. Courts and lawyers Non-Indexed Pages #5 Vol. II. Country towns Vol. II. Epidmemics and the practice of medicine Vol. II. Common council of Chicago 1866-1909 Non-Indexed Pages #6 Vol. II. The county board 1868-1909 Vol. II. Politics of Cook County 1866-1909 Vol. II. Biography and reminiscence