Colonels in Blue--Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Colonels in Blue--Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin

Author: Roger D. Hunt

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2019-07-05

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1476626359

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The sixth in a series documenting Union army colonels, this biographical dictionary lists regimental commanders from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. A brief sketch of each is included--many published here for the first time--giving a synopsis of Civil War service and biographical details, along with photos where available.

Avenues of Transformation
Avenues of Transformation

Author: James Edstrom

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 2022-11-25

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0809338769

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Avenues of Transformation tells the tale of Illinois's admission to the Union in 1818--the campaign for statehood, the passage by Congress of an act enabling statehood, and the state's first constitutional convention--through the leadership of three early leaders: Daniel Pope Cook, Nathaniel Pope, and Elias Kent Kane.

Horse Racing the Chicago Way
Horse Racing the Chicago Way

Author: Steven A. Riess

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 2022-06-08

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 0815655282

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Chicago may seem a surprising choice for studying thoroughbred racing, especially since it was originally a famous harness racing town and did not get heavily into thoroughbred racing until the 1880s. However, Chicago in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was second only to New York as a center of both thoroughbred racing and off-track gambling. Horse Racing the Chicago Way shines a light on this fascinating, complicated history, exploring the role of political influence and class in the rise and fall of thoroughbred racing; the business of racing; the cultural and social significance of racing; and the impact widespread opposition to gambling in Illinois had on the sport. Riess also draws attention to the nexus that existed between horse racing, politics, and syndicate crime, as well as the emergence of neighborhood bookmaking, and the role of the national racing wire in Chicago. Taking readers from the grandstands of Chicago’s finest tracks to the underworld of crime syndicates and downtown poolrooms, Riess brings to life this understudied era of sports history.