Hicks, E. W. History of Kendall County, Illinois : from the earliest discoveries to the present time Aurora, Ill.: Knickerbocker & Hodder, steam printers and blank book makers, 1877, 437 pgs. Chapter I. The mound builders Chapter II. Indians and French missionaries Chapter III. Explorations of LaSalle Chapter IV. Trade and war Chapter V. Early settlements Chapter VI. Holderman's Grove Chapter VII. Indians, groves and prairies Chapter VIII. Our earlier pioneers Chapter IX. The shadow of war Chapter X. The first bloodshed Chapter XI. The flight Chapter XII. Ansel Reed's story Chapter XIII. More bloodshed Chapter XIV. The war ended Chapter XV. The year of the early spring Chap XVI. S. G. Minkler Chap XVII. Township pioneers Chap XVIII. The old trappers Chap XIX. Claim furrows Chap XX. The governor's party Chap XXI. The pledge and the covenant Chap XXII. Speculation and business Chap XXIII. Treaties and wolf hunts Chap XXIV. The year of corner lots Chap XXV. Crowding into the wilderness Chap XXVI. The year of the panic Chap XXVII. Departure of the Indians Chap XXVIII. Emigration at low tide Chap XXIX. A change for the better Chap XXX. The land sale Chap XXXI. The underground railway Chap XXXII. Our county's birth Chap XXXIII. Dark days Chap XXXIV. Claim fights Chap XXXV. The slave auction Chap XXXVI. The county seat Chap XXXVII. The Mexican War Chap XXXVIII. Schools and churches Chap XXXIX. Townships and railroads Chap XL. New towns Chap XLI. The flood and the panic Chap XLII. The Plano harvesters Chap XLIII. The first gun! Chap XLIV. Deeper struggles Chap XLV. Our war record for 1861 Chap XLVI. War record of 1861 Chap XLVII. Our war record for 1862 Chap XLVIII. Continuation of our war record for the year 1862 Chap XLIX. War record for 1863 Chap L. Accidents and improvements Chap LI. The mill and canal Chap LII. New enterprises Chap LIII. Our natural possessions Chap LIV. Our inventions Chap LV. Our neighbors