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Chicago Curiosities

Author : Scotti Cohn
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762774991
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Chicago Curiosities written by Scotti Cohn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Windy City has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Chicagoan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Chicago Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Scotti Cohn takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Windy City. Watch Daedalus and Icarus fly across the façade of the Savings of America Building—and wonder if the mural’s location might carry a message for the financial industry. . . . A baboon with wings? A predatory grasshopper? Figure out for yourself just what Picasso’s “gift to Chicago”—a sculpture unveiled in 1967—represents. Want to stand out? You can do so at the Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, an all-glass architectural wonder attached to the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). Meet the man who travels the world impersonating President Obama.

Secret Chicago: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Author : Jessica Mlinaric
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1681060701
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Secret Chicago: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure written by Jessica Mlinaric and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a scavenger hunt to the unknown and unusual corners of Chicago. This endlessly interesting city is home to tales as tall as our skyscrapers and secrets as deep as our pizzas. Explore a side of Chicago you’ve never seen, from a grave in a junkyard to a pool under the Loop. Discover where you can picnic on a nuclear pylon or snorkel a Lake Michigan shipwreck. Visit the site of the Western Hemisphere’s largest mass grave or run away to the circus in a church. Do you know where to find the birthplace of gospel music and a final resting place for Cubs fans? Surprises are hiding everywhere in Chicago, from a chapel atop a Loop skyscraper to an art gallery in a Beverly fieldhouse. From an energy vortex in Fulton Market to a salt cave in Portage Park, follow Secret Chicago across the city’s neighborhoods and into its little-known history. Find oddities and inspiration in Chicago’s uncommon sites, including hidden attractions, haunted locales, and unique landmarks. This guide delivers answers to questions around town that you didn’t even know you had and proves that when it comes to secrets, Chicago is second to none.

Future Remains

Author : Gregg Mitman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022650882X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Future Remains written by Gregg Mitman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can a pesticide pump, a jar full of sand, or an old calico print tell us about the Anthropocene—the age of humans? Just as paleontologists look to fossil remains to infer past conditions of life on earth, so might past and present-day objects offer clues to intertwined human and natural histories that shape our planetary futures. In this era of aggressive hydrocarbon extraction, extreme weather, and severe economic disparity, how might certain objects make visible the uneven interplay of economic, material, and social forces that shape relationships among human and nonhuman beings? Future Remains is a thoughtful and creative meditation on these questions. The fifteen objects gathered in this book resemble more the tarots of a fortuneteller than the archaeological finds of an expedition—they speak of planetary futures. Marco Armiero, Robert S. Emmett, and Gregg Mitman have assembled a cabinet of curiosities for the Anthropocene, bringing together a mix of lively essays, creatively chosen objects, and stunning photographs by acclaimed photographer Tim Flach. The result is a book that interrogates the origins, implications, and potential dangers of the Anthropocene and makes us wonder anew about what exactly human history is made of.

Freak Show

Author : Robert Bogdan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022622743X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Freak Show written by Robert Bogdan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cultural history of the travelling freak show in America chronicles the rise and fall of the industry as attitudes about disability evolved. From 1840 until 1940, hundreds of freak shows crisscrossed the United States, from the smallest towns to the largest cities, exhibiting their casts of dwarfs, giants, Siamese twins, bearded ladies, savages, snake charmers, fire eaters, and other oddities. By today’s standards such displays would be considered cruel and exploitative—the pornography of disability. Yet for one hundred years the freak show was widely accepted as one of America’s most popular forms of entertainment. Robert Bogdan’s fascinating social history brings to life the world of the freak show and explores the culture that nurtured and, later, abandoned it. In uncovering this neglected chapter of show business, he describes in detail the flimflam artistry behind the shows, the promoters and the audiences, and the gradual evolution of public opinion from awe to embarrassment. Freaks were not born, Bogdan reveals; they were manufactured by the amusement world, usually with the active participation of the freaks themselves. Many of the "human curiosities" found fame and fortune, until the ascent of professional medicine transformed them from marvels into pathological specimens.

Stories and Sketches of Chicago an Interesting, Entertaining, and Instructive Sketch History of the Wonderful City "by the Sea"

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Author : J. B. McClure
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385403561
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book Stories and Sketches of Chicago an Interesting, Entertaining, and Instructive Sketch History of the Wonderful City "by the Sea" written by J. B. McClure and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-07 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Stories and Sketches of Chicago

Author : James Baird McClure
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Stories and Sketches of Chicago written by James Baird McClure and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Facts about Chicago

Author : Municipal Reference Library (Chicago, Ill.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Facts about Chicago written by Municipal Reference Library (Chicago, Ill.) and published by . This book was released on 1973* with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hey Kids! Let's Visit Chicago

Author : Teresa Mills
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781946049094
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Hey Kids! Let's Visit Chicago written by Teresa Mills and published by . This book was released on 2021-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Illinois Curiosities

Author : Richard Moreno
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762774975
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Illinois Curiosities written by Richard Moreno and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, IllinoisCuriosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Prairie State. Take a date to the World’s Largest Laundromat, a 13,500-square-foot facility in Berwyn with 153 washers and 148 dryers in nearly constant use. Enter Chicago’s “sub” culture with a museum visit to the U-505, the only German submarine in the United States. Visit the site in Carthage where Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith was murdered on June 27, 1844. Learn about the strange case of H. H. Holmes’ notorious Murder Castle and the sad tale of Burr Oak Cemetery.

New World Objects of Knowledge

Author : Mark Thurner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781908857828
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book New World Objects of Knowledge written by Mark Thurner and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chicago Facts and Fancies, Caprices and Curiosities

Author : James J. Sheeran
Publisher : Palm Beach Society Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780962297762
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (977 download)

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Download or read book Chicago Facts and Fancies, Caprices and Curiosities written by James J. Sheeran and published by Palm Beach Society Publishing Group. This book was released on 1995-11-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stories and Sketches of Chicago

Author : J. B. McClure
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332425747
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book Stories and Sketches of Chicago written by J. B. McClure and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Stories and Sketches of Chicago: An Interesting, Entertaining, and Instructive Sketch History of the Wonderful City by the Sea 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.

The Return of Curiosity

Author : Nicholas Thomas
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780237030
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Return of Curiosity written by Nicholas Thomas and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spy Museum, the Vacuum Cleaner Museum, the National Mustard Museum—not to mention the Art Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Getty Center: museums have never been more robust, curating just about everything there is and assuming a new prominence in public life. The Return of Curiosity explores museums in the modern age, offering a fresh perspective on some of our most important cultural institutions and the vital function they serve as stewards of human and natural history. Reflecting on art galleries, science and history institutions, and collections all around the world, Nicholas Thomas argues that, in times marked by incredible insecurity and turbulence, museums help us sustain and enrich society. Moreover, they stimulate us to think in new ways about our world, compelling our curiosity and showing us the importance of understanding one another. Thomas looks at museums not simply as storehouses of old things but as the products of meaningful relationships between curators, the public, history, and culture. These relationships, he shows, don’t always go smoothly, but they do always offer new insights into the many ways we value—and try to preserve—the world we live in. The result is a refreshing and hopeful look at museums as a cultural force, one that, by gathering together paintings, tropical birds, antiques, or even our own bodies, offers an illuminating reflection of who we are.

Wondrous Curiosities

Author : Stephanie Moser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Wondrous Curiosities written by Stephanie Moser and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on her exloration of the British Museum's world-famous collection of Egyptian antiquities, this pioneering study reveals the powerful role of museums in shaping our understanding of science, culture, and history.

The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities

Author : Paul Anthony Jones
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022664670X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities written by Paul Anthony Jones and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities and you’ll find both a word and a day to remember, every day of the year. Each day has its own dedicated entry, on which a curious or notable event—and an equally curious or notable word—are explored. On the day on which flirting was banned in New York City, for instance, you’ll discover why to “sheep’s-eye” someone once meant to look at them amorously. On the day on which a disillusioned San Franciscan declared himself Emperor of the United States, you’ll find the word “mamamouchi,” a term for people who consider themselves more important than they truly are. And on the day on which George Frideric Handel completed his 259-page Messiah after twenty-four days of frenzied work, you’ll see why a French loanword, literally meaning “a small wooden barrow,” is used to refer to an intense period of work undertaken to meet a deadline. The English language is vast enough to supply us with a word for every occasion—and this linguistic “wunderkammer” is here to prove precisely that. So whatever date this book has found its way into your hands, there’s an entire year’s worth of linguistic curiosities waiting to be found.

In the Watchful City

Author : S. Qiouyi Lu
Publisher : Tordotcom
ISBN 13 : 1250792991
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book In the Watchful City written by S. Qiouyi Lu and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."—Publishers Weekly, starred review In the tradition of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, debut author S. Qiouyi Lu has written a multifaceted story of borders, power, diaspora, and transformation with In the Watchful City. The city of Ora is watching. Anima is an extrasensory human tasked with surveilling and protecting Ora’s citizens via a complex living network called the Gleaming. Although ær world is restricted to what æ can see and experience through the Gleaming, Anima takes pride and comfort in keeping Ora safe from harm. When a mysterious outsider enters the city carrying a cabinet of curiosities from around with the world with a story attached to each item, Anima’s world expands beyond the borders of Ora to places—and possibilities—æ never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt ær entire purpose: What good is a city if it can’t protect its people? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Curiosity

Author : Barbara M. Benedict
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226042640
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Curiosity written by Barbara M. Benedict and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this striking social history, Barbara M. Benedict draws on the texts of the early modern period to discover the era's attitudes toward curiosity, a trait we learn was often depicted as an unsavory form of transgression or cultural ambition.