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  • Lincoln's Springfield Neighborhood

    When an emotional Abraham Lincoln took leave of his Springfield neighbors, never to return, his moving tribute to the town and its people reflected their profound influence on the newly elected president. His old neighborhood still stands today as a National Historic Site. The story of the life Lincoln and his family built there returns to us through the careful work of authors Bonnie E. Paull and ... Leer más

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  • Lincoln's Confidant

    The Life of Noah Brooks

    Series series The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center
    From the legendary Lincoln scholar Wayne C. Temple comes the long-awaited full-length biography of Noah Brooks, the influential Illinois journalist who championed Abraham Lincoln in Illinois state politics and became his almost daily companion at the White House.Best remembered as one of the president's few true intimates, Brooks was also a nationally recognized man of letters, who mingled with ... Leer más

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  • The Third Coast

    When Chicago Built the American Dream

    **Winner of the Chicago Tribune‘s 2013 Heartland PrizeA critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring many of the incredible personalities that shaped American culture**Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to-coast journey included a stop in Chicago, and this flow of people and commodities made it the crucible for American culture and innovation. In luminous ... Leer más

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  • The WPA Guide to Wisconsin

    The Badger State

    During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors-many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures-were ... Leer más

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  • Wicked Springfield

    Crime, Corruption & Scandal during the Lincoln Era

    de Erika Holst ...
    Series series Wicked
    In the twenty-four years that Abraham Lincoln lived in Springfield, the city saw its share of crime, corruption and scandal, much of it at the hands of Lincoln's law clients and acquaintances. Erika Holst sheds light on these shady characters, from the man being sued for divorce who claimed that he caught his venereal disease from an outhouse to Governor William Bissell, whose near duel with ... Leer más

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  • Legendary Locals of Peoria

    de Greg Wahl ...
    Series series Legendary Locals
    Peoria harkens back to the 1670s glory days of the French voyageurs and became the now-familiar face of Americana--its townsfolk have touched every aspect of national and international life, often significantly. In comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly, Charles Correll, Richard Pryor, Sam Kinison, and even Bishop Sheen with his witty homilies have made Peoria the "Habitat of Humor." Betty Friedan's The ... Leer más

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  • Iconic Chicago Dishes, Drinks and Desserts

    de Amy Bizzarri ...
    A celebration of Chicago food that goes far beyond deep-dish pizza—filled with recipes, photos, and local history!The food that fuels hardworking Chicagoans includes such local classics as Spinning Salad, Flaming Saganaki, Jumpballs, Jim Shoes, Pizza Puffs, and Pullman Bread. The restaurants, bakeries, taverns, and pushcarts of the city, cherished from one generation to the next, offer satisfying ... Leer más

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  • Early Chicago - A Lecture

    This lecture about the early days of Chicago was delivered before the Sunday Lecture Society at McCormick Hall on Sunday, May 7th, 1876. Hon. John Wentworth was the editor, publisher and proprietor of the "Chicago Democrat", the first corporation newspaper, and member of Congress for twelve years. ... Leer más

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  • Historic Ohio – A Photographic and Narrative Visit to Some Unique Places

    de Toni Leland ...
    This collection of articles by freelance writer Toni Leland visits some of the fascinating historical places in Ohio. While the articles only touch on a small portion of Ohio's historic wealth, the ones chosen are true gems.Ride with the author as she travels the National Road from the historic Wheeling Suspension Bridge at Bridgeport to the last important town before the Indiana border, New Paris ... Leer más

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  • The History of Cook County, Illinois

    Including the History of Chicago

    In this book the author, Weston A. Goodspeed, and the editor, Juergen beck, offer a general survey of Cook County history, including a condensed history of Chicago and special account of districts outside the city limits, from the earliest settlement to the time of the turn of the 20th century. There is hardly a book that contains more information and is more complete than this edition with more ... Leer más

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  • Devil's Lake, Wisconsin and the Civilian Conservation Corps

    Thousands of young men embarked on the adventure of a lifetime when they joined the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.Service at Wisconsin's popular state park offered notoriety absent at most camp assignments. While most of the CCC work around the country was in remote forests and farmlands, at Devil's Lake tourists could view CCC project activity each day, forging that ... Leer más

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  • The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili

    de Dann Woellert ...
    Series series American Palate
    Discover how the Ohio city's unique dish came to be, how it gave way to legions of chili parlors, and how it become a million-dollar industry.Cincinnati is certainly judged by its chili. Some claim it's not even chili, but those are just fighting words to natives who have developed the crave. Cincinnati is a long way from El Paso, and our chili is not Tex-Mex style. It is a unique blend typically ... Leer más

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