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Tales Of Chicago
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Author : R. A. Lafferty
language : en
Publisher: Weston, Ont. : U.M. Press
Release Date : 1992
Tales Of Chicago written by R. A. Lafferty and has been published by Weston, Ont. : U.M. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Fiction categories.
Tales Of Forgotten Chicago
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Author : Richard C Lindberg
language : en
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Release Date : 2020-07-28
Tales Of Forgotten Chicago written by Richard C Lindberg and has been published by Southern Illinois University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-28 with History categories.
Hidden gems from Chicago’s past Tales of Forgotten Chicago contains twenty-one fascinating, little-known stories about a great city and its people. Richard C. Lindberg has dug deeply to reveal lost historical events and hidden gems from Chicago’s past. Spanning the Civil War through the 1960s, the volume showcases forgotten crimes, punishments, and consequences: poisoned soup that nearly killed three hundred leading citizens, politicians, and business and religious leaders; a woman in showbiz and her street-thug husband whose checkered lives inspired a 1955 James Cagney movie; and the first police woman in Chicago, hired as a result of the senseless killing of a young factory girl in a racially tinged case of the 1880s. Also included are tales of industry and invention, such as America’s first automobile race, the haunting of a wealthy Gilded Age manufacturer’s mansion, and the identity of the telephone’s rightful inventor. Chapters on the history of early city landmarks spotlight the fight to save Lakefront Park and how “Lucky” Charlie Weeghman’s north side baseball park became Wrigley Field. Other chapters explore civic, cultural, and political happenings: the great Railroad Fairs of 1948 and 1949; Richard J. Daley’s revival of the St. Patrick’s Day parade; political disrupter Lar “America First” Daly; and the founding of the Special Olympics in Chicago by Anne Burke and others. Finally, some are just wonderful tales, such asa touching story about the sinking of Chicago's beloved Christmas tree ship. Engrossing and imaginative, this collection opens new windows into the past of the Windy City.
Chicago Stories
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Author : John Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-03
Chicago Stories written by John Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-03 with Fiction categories.
Hometown and host to talents as diverse as Richard Wright, David Mamet, Maya Angelou, Saul Bellow, and Mike Royko, Chicago boasts a rich tradition of writers who have helped shape our sense of the city even as the city informs their best work. It's "a writer's town . . . a fighter's town," according to Nelson Algren, and this anthology proves it. With a striking new cover, "Chicago Stories" collects the most evocative writing on the city, its gritty realism, and indomitable spirit.
Maroon Tales
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Author : Will Cuppy
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2012-08-01
Maroon Tales written by Will Cuppy and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Unknown Chicago Tales
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Author : John R. Schmidt
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021
Unknown Chicago Tales written by John R. Schmidt and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
"Chicago's most famous stories tend to crowd out the competition and shout down alternate perspectives. Visit with the man who founded a 150-year-long Chicago political dynasty. Take a peek at some of the lesser-known Chicago film classics. Review Professor Moriarty's Chicago caper and Annie Oakley's cocaine case. Uncover the lengths to which Chicago's long celebrated Mr. Pioneer Settler went to keep a slave. Discover why the Kennedy curves at Division Street and why the county jail saved a gallows for fifty years. From Death Valley Scotty's wild ride to the bowling ball that went around the world, John Schmidt provides a parade of Chicago originals."--Provided by publisher.
Maroon Tales
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Author : Will Cuppy
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2013-10
Maroon Tales written by Will Cuppy and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Tales Of Hoffmann
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Author : E.T.A. Hoffmann
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2004-05-27
Tales Of Hoffmann written by E.T.A. Hoffmann and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-27 with Fiction categories.
This selection of Hoffmann's finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Suspense dominates tales such as Mademoiselle de Scudery, in which an apprentice goldsmith and a female novelist find themselves caught up in a series of jewel thefts and murders. In the sinister Sandman, a young man's sanity is tormented by fears about a mysterious chemist, while in The Choosing of a Bride a greedy father preys on the weaknesses of his daughter's suitors. Master of the bizarre, Hoffman creates a sinister and unsettling world combining love and madness, black humour and bewildering illusion.
Creepy Chicago
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Author : Ursula Bielski
language : en
Publisher: Lake Claremont Press
Release Date : 2003
Creepy Chicago written by Ursula Bielski and has been published by Lake Claremont Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
True Tales of Chicago's Famous Phantoms, Haunted History, and Unsolved Mysteries for Young Readers Chicago's history is full of scary stories, terrible fires, hard times, and the toughest gangsters ever known. What's more, Chicagoans have always loved to tell of terrifying events that happened and still happen to ordinary people. Hitchhiking phantoms, mysterious handprints, perfectly preserved corpses: tales of these and other oddities are told every day in each of the city's neighborhoods, making Chicago's supernatural folklore some of the strangest in the world. But this folklore tells more than mere ghost stories; it tells a lot about the many kinds of people that have lived and died in this endlessly intriguing city.
Chicago Sketches
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Author : June Skinner Sawyers
language : en
Publisher: Loyola Press
Release Date : 1995
Chicago Sketches written by June Skinner Sawyers and has been published by Loyola Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
... A collection of seventy-two essays...offers a wide ranging glimpse of the people and events that have shaped Chicago's rich past.
Maroon Tales
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Author : Will J. Cuppy
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-17
Maroon Tales written by Will J. Cuppy and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-17 with categories.
Excerpt from Maroon Tales: University of Chicago Stories When Phil had paid his tuition, he felt that at last he was a part of the University. And he liked the feeling. He liked the great, gray, English Gothic buildings, with their steep, red roofs and their plain, strong outlines, and he liked what he saw through the windows. Most of all, he liked the looks of the fellows all about him. He liked everything and everybody on the campus, with the single exception of Freddy Ball, whom he detested. As Freddy was his roommate, he could not ignore the obtrusive fact that he existed. A singularly painful dispensation of Provi dence had condemned Phil and Freddy to unpleasant companionship. It was their mis fortune to be cousins, and both were heartily ashamed of it. Their mothers, the most loving of sisters, would have been terribly shocked had they known of the unnatural animosity harbored by their sons. For that reason alone the boys had refrained from damaging each other's faces, and always exchanged Christmas and birthday gifts, accompanied by excessive written expressions of regard, which were meant to be withering. 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.