The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 by Various Authors
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Title: The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
Author: Various
Release Date: August 21, 2006 [EBook #19099]
Language: English
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THE
CONTINENTAL MONTHLY:
DEVOTED TO
LITERATURE AND NATIONAL POLICY.
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VOL. III.--MAY, 1863.--No. V.
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THE GREAT PRAIRIE STATE.
I should not wonder if some of your readers were less acquainted with this Western Behemoth of a State than with the republic of San Marino, which is about as large as a pocket handkerchief. The one has a history, which the other as yet has not, and of all people in the world, our own dear countrymen--with all their talk about Niagara, and enormous lakes, and prodigious rivers--care the least for great natural features of country, and the most for historical and romantic associations. When a