History of Chicago, Illinois
Author: John Moses
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Published: 1895
Total Pages: 532
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Author: John Moses
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Published: 1895
Total Pages: 532
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Owen Hurd
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2007-07-01
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 1613740409
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the Native Americans who lived in the Chicago area for thousands of years, to the first European explorers Marquette and Jolliet, to the 2005 Chicago White Sox World Series win, parents, teachers, and kids will love this comprehensive and exciting history of how Chicago became the third largest city in the U.S. Chicago's spectacular and impressive history comes alive through activities such as building a model of the original Ferris Wheel, taking architectural walking tours of the first skyscrapers and Chicago's oldest landmarks, and making a Chicago-style hotdog. Serving as both a guide to kids and their parents and an engaging tool for teachers, this book details the first Chicagoan Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the Fort Dearborn Massacre, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the building of the world's first skyscraper, and the hosting of two World's Fairs. In addition to uncovering Windy City treasures such as the birth of the vibrant jazz era of Louis Armstrong and the work of Chicago poets, novelists, and songwriters, kids will also learn about Chicago's triumphant and tortured sports history.
Author: Bessie Louise Pierce
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2007-09
Total Pages: 523
ISBN-13: 0226668398
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first major history of Chicago ever written, A History of Chicago covers the city’s great history over two centuries, from 1673 to 1893. Originally conceived as a centennial history of Chicago, the project became, under the guidance of renowned historian Bessie Louise Pierce, a definitive, three-volume set describing the city’s growth—from its humble frontier beginnings to the horrors of the Great Fire, the construction of some of the world’s first skyscrapers, and the opulence of the 1893 World’s Fair. Pierce and her assistants spent over forty years transforming historical records into an inspiring human story of growth and survival. Rich with anecdotal evidence and interviews with the men and women who made Chicago great, all three volumes will now be available for the first time in years. A History of Chicago will be essential reading for anyone who wants to know this great city and its place in America. “With this rescue of its history from the bright, impressionable newspapermen and from the subscription-volumes, Chicago builds another impressive memorial to its coming of age, the closing of its first ‘century of progress.’”—E. D. Branch, New York Times (1937)
Author: Joel Greenberg
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 614
ISBN-13: 0226306496
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In A Natural History of the Chicago Region, Greenberg takes you on a journey that begins with European explorers and settlers and hasn't ended yet. Along the way he introduces you to the physical forces that have shaped the area from southeastern Wisconsin to northern Indiana and Berrien County in Michigan; the various habitat types present in the region and how European settlement has affected them; and the insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, and mammals found in presettlement times, then amid the settlers and now amid the skyscrappers. In all, Greenberg chronicles the development of nineteen counties in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin across centuries of ecological, technological, and social transformations."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Alfred Theodore Andreas
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 922
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Published: 2022
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780282778378
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Moses
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Published: 1895
Total Pages: 1200
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Published: 1884
Total Pages: 694
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Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-12-11
Total Pages: 1144
ISBN-13: 9780266611363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from History of Chicago, Illinois, Vol. 2 Robert W. Patterson, J r., present secretary and treasurer of the Tribune Company, is a robertw. Native of the city of Chicago, pattersodv-tf born Nov. 30, 1850. He is the son of Rev. R. W. Patterson, D. D., for so many years pastor of the Second Presby terian church, and one of the best known of the early Chicago ministers - now of Evans ton. Mr. Patterson was educated at Wil liams College, Mass, graduating in the class of 1871; spent some time in the study of law, and between March, 1872, and September, 1873, was connected with'the Interior, the organ of the Presbyterian church. Retiring from the Interior, he accepted a position upon the Tribune, first as telegraph editor, but has filled successively those of night editor, news editor, literary editor, dramatic critic, general editorial writer, Washington correspondent, and managing editor, until now, as secretary and treasurer of the Trib une Company, he fills the post of business manager, with general supervision of the paper and its business affairs. Mr. Patterson is son-in-law of Mr. Medill, from whose shoulders he is gradually receiving the ih creasing burden of responsibility in the management of a great newspaper. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: James R. Grossman
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 1117
ISBN-13: 9780226310152
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive historical reference on metropolitan Chicago encompasses more than 1,400 entries on such topics as neighborhoods, ethnic groups, cultural institutions, and business history, and furnishes interpretive essays on the literary images of Chicago, the built environment, and the city's sports culture.