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Tom Emery

Born:
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Emery lives in Carlinville, Illinois.

Biography: Emery is a critically acclaimed freelance writer and historical researcher. He was valedictorian of the Blackburn College Class of 1993, with majors in business administration, accounting and economics. He earned an MBA from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville in 1995.

Awards:
  • -- Three - time Recipient of the Illinois State Historical Society Award of Superior Achievement - 2012, 2014, 2015
  • -- Five - time Recipient of the Illinois State Historical Society Certificate of Excellence - 1999, 2003, 2004, 201, 2013

Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: Tomemery42@yahoo.com
Tom Emery on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=tom++emery

Selected Titles

  19th-century echoes :
ISBN: 0966163729 OCLC: 46473804

History in Print, Carlinville, IL : ©2000.

  19th-century echoes :
ISBN: 0966163788 OCLC: 57311464

History in Print, Carlinville, IL : ©2003.

  Gustave Loehr :
ISBN: 0966163796 OCLC: 58827964

History In Print, Carlinville, IL : ©2003.

  Hold the fort :
ISBN: 0966163753 OCLC: 47049678

History in Print, Carlinville, IL : ©2001.

  Richard Rowett :
ISBN: 9781483589824 OCLC: 966645486
  Richard Rowett :
ISBN: 0966163702 OCLC: 38862279

History in Print, Carlinville, IL : ©1997.

  The beagle :
ISBN: 0966163737 OCLC: 50854944

History in Print, Carlinville, IL : ©2001.

The Civil War in Illinois
ISBN: 9781631925207 OCLC: 898341746

History in Print, Carlinville, IL : ©2014.

A compilation of a biweekly newspaper column on Illinois in the Civil War are presented in chronological format and cover leading topics, including the top leaders, regiments, and issues, the state's participation in key battles, and life on the homefront.
  The Macoupin County Courthouse :
ISBN: 0966163761 OCLC: 49216407

History in Print, Carlinville, IL : ©2002.

  The memorable month :
ISBN: 0966163745 OCLC: 50909170

History in Print, Carlinville, IL : ©2001.

  The other John Logan :
ISBN: 0966163710 OCLC: 40805546

History in Print, Carlinville, IL : ©1998.

 

 

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