Anyone know how the book is coming along and when it will be available. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Clark" <bclark132@cox.net> To: <ILGALLAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 1:44 PM Subject: I found the original post re handbook!! Good Luck > Hello, > > For the past year or so I've been editing a new Handbook of Gallatin County > History. I'm getting close to sending it to the publisher, but I need some > feedback from you fine folks on the Gallatin County mailing list. Basically, > I need feedback to gauge the level of interest in the book itself, but also > whether you demand a hardback book or a paperback. The big difference of > course will be in price. > > The new Handbook of Gallatin County History is a compilation of mostly 19th > and early 20th century sources on Gallatin County. In other words you're > reading the biography your ancestor wrote probably in his own words and > syntax. > > Specifically, here's what's included: > > --- the complete version of the 1887 History of Gallatin County as published > by Goodspeed Publishing Company in their five-county history of southeastern > Illinois. Everything's included as in the original, with the only changes of > additional section headings and paragraph breaks as desperately needed. Not > only are the original footnotes still there, but also new ones noting any > corrections or addition comments as needed. > > --- Miscellaneous Anecdotes of Early Gallatin County -- a collection of > writings on everything from the early saltworks to a sketch of the 1891 > grand jury. > > --- Military History of Gallatin County --- a collection of writings on the > military actions of Gallatin County residents from the Revolutionary War > through the Civil War with a special focus on the frontier Indian battles in > southeastern Illinois during the decade that centered around the War of 1812 > as well as some of the actions taking place in the county during the Civil > War. Also included will be complete rosters (as best as can be determined) > of Gallatin County soldiers in the Black War, Mexican, Civil and > Spanish-American Wars. > > --- Gallatin County Biographies --- More than 250 biographies will be > included here pulled from the 1876 State Atlas of Illinois, the 1883 History > of White County (which included chapters on the northern two townships of > Gallatin), the 1887 History of Gallatin County, the 1905 Memoirs of the > Lower Ohio Valley and the 1912 History of Southern Illinois. Also included > are a handful of other miscellaneous biographies from a scattering of > sources. > > Plus... and probably most important of all to researchers... a full name and > subject listing Index in the back of book. Every name is listed, women twice > many times, once under their married name and again under their maiden name > (if known). > > In addition to the new annotated footnotes in the 1887 history portion, all > the stories included in the Anecdotes and Military History are printed > verbatim from the original source and are footnoted with the source. The > idea has been to take all the good stories and original source material > that's scattered and put it into one volume. > > The reprint of the 1883 History of White County costs $90, and it's another > $16 just to get an index. My idea is to make the new Handbook of Gallatin > County much more affordable. I don't have the final price yet because it's > still up in the air how many will be printed. Also, the page count keeps > rising. The final publication should be at least 520 pages trimmed to a 5 > 1/2" by 8 1/2" size, which is a standard trade size. That's the same size as > the White County history and the 1947 History of Saline County. It's the > same size as a Boy Scout Handbook. > > The final retail price will probably be between $20 and $22 for a paperback > and $40-45 for a hardback. Pre-orders will most likely be taken at 20 > percent off of the cover price. The cover is a full-color cover with a > striking picture of the State Bank of Illinois building in Shawneetown taken > during the Depression. The hardback would show the cover on a dust-jacket. > The book will be bound like a normal book. No plastic, no spirals, no rings. > > My question to you folks is whether this is something that interests you, > and would you be more inclined to buy a paperback version (which will be > more affordable) or the hardback version (which will be more durable) > knowing you'll want to keep it for years to come. > > I need feedback, but everyone probably doesn't want to read about everyone > else's feedback, so please send comments back directly to me rather than the > list. > > Sincerely, > > Jon Musgrave > ILGallat-L List Administrator > Gallatin County ILGenWeb Coordinator > www.IllinoisHistory.com > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >