John Sobieski, the would-be King of Poland

Imagine, a Polish king in Central Illinois. Sobieski was a member of Douthit's church and, for years, served as platform manager at Douthit's Lithia Springs Chautauqua. Douthit published the first edition of Sobieski's autobiography, liberally sprinkled with an endless account of his travels, his work, his political career, social reform and priceless stories of historic events.
   EcoLitGy Communications has just released the Annotated version with hyperlinks to fill in the blanks left behind when we weren't paying attention in history class! You will never view Shelby County, Illinois, in the same light again.
   "The Annotated Life Story and Personal Reminiscences of Col. John Sobieski" is now available in eBook format from EcoLitGy Communications.
   Sobieski's connection to Shelby County has largely been forgotten even though it is well-documented. As was common among chautauquas, attendees would create towns with their tents, sometimes even naming the canvasas streets. A photograph of "Sobieski Avenue" appeared in the Lithia Springs chautauqua program for June-July 1903.