Illinois
Illinois

Author: Lois Carrier

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1998-01-15

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780252068089

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With a major port on the Great Lakes, an extensive network of railroads and canals, and a river system including the Mississippi, the Illinois, and the Ohio, Illinois has long played a critical role in linking East Coast industrial cities, the agricultural heartland, and the Gulf Coast. Writing in a fast-paced, down-to-earth style, Lois Carrier introduces a host of innovations and innovators associated with Illinois: Jane Addams and Louis Armstrong, Frank Lloyd Wright and Walt Disney, Cracker Jack and the Ferris wheel. From the Cahokia Mounds to Chicago, Illinois: Crossroads of a Continent provides a panoramic history for students and general readers.

Authentic Chicago
Authentic Chicago

Author: John R. Schmidt

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2023-10-16

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1439679495

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Discover the history most Chicagoans don't know---the real Chicago Way. The Windy City is full of forgotten landmarks and unusual stories that rarely get the benefit of a guided tour. Meet the African-American congressman who paved the way for Harold Washington and Barack Obama, the South Side Jewish girl who became the president of a South American country, and the visiting Romanian queen who charmed the city. Learn when Chicagoans were paid to smile, how furniture sprouts on Windy City streets after a blizzard and why Smell-O-Vision seemed like a good idea. From an in-city ski resort to the nation's greatest train robbery, author John R. Schmidt offers a glimpse of the overlooked scenery of Chicago's past.

Dunne
Dunne

Author: Edward Fitzsimons Dunne

Publisher:

Published: 1916

Total Pages: 910

ISBN-13:

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