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Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Illinois by : Bryan Alaspa
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Illinois written by Bryan Alaspa and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dig up the men who tried to dig up Lincoln. Mull over the Mad Gasser of Mattoon and the 1977 thunderbird infestation, from a safe distance. Watch in horror as one of the greatest maritime disasters in U.S. history occurs twenty feet from the banks of the Chicago River or follow the course of the blimp crash that convinced a downtown bank employee that it was raining hell. Try not to blink as towns washed away by floods and shrines covered over by condominiums are dragged back from the margins of history into the center of the page, where they belong. After all, reasons author Bryan Alaspa, if the pope was eager to stop by the House of Crosses during his visit to Chicago, surely it is worth a look. Just beware: a quick glance into this book and you might not look up until you've read the whole gripping and grin-inspiring collection.
Book Synopsis Tales of Forgotten Chicago by : Richard C Lindberg
Download or read book Tales of Forgotten Chicago written by Richard C Lindberg and published by Southern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis STORY OF ILLINOIS AND ITS PEOPLE by : WILLIAM LEWIS. NIDA
Download or read book STORY OF ILLINOIS AND ITS PEOPLE written by WILLIAM LEWIS. NIDA and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forgotten Stories of the Civil War in Illinois by :
Download or read book Forgotten Stories of the Civil War in Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Echoes of Purple and Gold by : Jack Keefe
Download or read book Echoes of Purple and Gold written by Jack Keefe and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Echoes of Purple and Gold, Jack Keefe stacks local history like cordwood, telling forgotten tales and making odd connections that people no longer suspect. What school kid hasn't heard--or heard about--the story of Ichabod Crane in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"? He was both fictional and real. The fictional Crane is the one everyone knows about. But there were also two real ones. One was a military man in the nineteenth century; the other had a lot of influence on central Illinois. How many times has anyone ever heard the surname Magoun? The name is all but gone now from the city he called home. But he was once a household name until his bank went under. Arguably, it killed him. What about General Custer and Seventh Cavalry? They didn't just magically appear in Montana to make history. First, they had to water their horses in Illinois. The general even had to do some birthday shopping there. Most people already know colors don't make a noise. But when you read the title chapter of this book, you'll understand the phrase. Echoes of Purple and Gold has stories you might think you know: high school colors, sinking ships, a hanging, and a central Illinois man who put Zane Grey on the literary map. Add a toddler who was run over by a train and still telling about it a lifetime later, the city's fattest men enjoying an enormous meal the night before Thanksgiving, plus the magic of railroads coming to town. They have never been presented as they are in this book. All these things make for history, memories...and echoes.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Stories of the Civil War in Central Illinois by : Tom Emery
Download or read book Forgotten Stories of the Civil War in Central Illinois written by Tom Emery and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Massachusetts by : Peter F. Stevens
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Massachusetts written by Peter F. Stevens and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W hen the first Pilgrims arrived on the shores of Massachusetts, they set foot in a world full of promise and new beginnings. Colonists witnessed the births of new children, governments and traditions, but even the Puritans could not wholly escape the Old Worlds basest human instincts. In Plymouth, John Billington committed the nations first murder, and in Boston, the Mass Bay Madam Alice Thomas opened the first brothel. A Charlestown midwife and healer was hanged for witchcraft. Yet Massachusetts also produced William Phips, Americas first undersea treasure hunter; Peter Salem, the first black war hero; Ann Bradstreet, pioneer poetess; and William Ives, printer of the first board game. In these dramatic and vividly imaginative tales, Peter Stevens narrates fascinating episodes from Massachusetts history, piecing together forgotten yet essential aspects of American identity.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Wisconsin by : Martin Hintz
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Wisconsin written by Martin Hintz and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drift back to an era when the speed limit in Milwaukee was an edgy four miles per hour and Madison lawmakers could poke at hogs to punctuate the tedium of legislative sessions. Martin Hintz makes even the slow times of the Badger State fly by in this collection of Wisconsin's forgotten memories. Taste the world's first batch of pink lemonade (made with the dye of a circus performer's pants) and witness the tragic death of the world's last wild passenger pigeon. Track down ancient Algonkin legends like the great serpent that swam up the Mississippi looking for copper, and drop in on modern legends like Les Paul, whose guitar spun records into gold.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Indiana by : Keven McQueen
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Indiana written by Keven McQueen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Keven McQueen recalls a time when skunk farms, which allegedly produced a cure for rheumatism, were speckled throughout the countryside and a miserable woman tied her husband to a fence post, coated him with salt and intended to let the cows "lick him to death." Meet the King of the Ghouls, an accomplished grave robber and notorious murderer, and a man so convinced he was an ox that he often joined neighborhood cattle for a bite of grass, and discover ghosts, monsters, giant skeletons and more in this collection of outlandish tales from the Hoosier State.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Missouri by : Mary Collins Barile
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Missouri written by Mary Collins Barile and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truth, after all, still remains stranger and more engaging than most legends. And Missouri, of course, leads every other place in truth. Hop aboard Long's dragon boat or take advantage of 1846 wind wagon technology to plunge into the forgotten tales of this fascinating place. Hobnob cautiously with Stagger Lee, Mike Fink and Calamity Jane and view the chamber pot war from a safe distance. Trade witticisms with Alphonse Wetmore and Mark Twain, the frontier folk who keep us civilized today. If you keep company with storyteller Mary Collins Barile, you'll even catch a glimpse of the Mississippi River running backward from an earthquake that was all Missouri's fault.
Download or read book Abandoned Illinois written by Lisa Beard and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series statement from publisher's website.
Book Synopsis The Spirit of an Illinois Town, and the Little Renault by : Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Download or read book The Spirit of an Illinois Town, and the Little Renault written by Mary Hartwell Catherwood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Spirit of an Illinois Town, and the Little Renault: Two Stories of Illinois at Different Periods Further justice had been done the Potts watomies, and their forerunner in path-mak ing, the bufialo, by naming the town Trail City. Long gaps of vacant lots still showed between buildings. Shopping women had to walk half a mile from the north side to the south side, matching samples. It was the favorite joke of merchants in this direction to bid their customers, Give us a call on your way to Chicago. Some still thought the supremacy of trade might be wrested from Main Street on the south side, but others were wavering toward that thorough fare. On every hand were scattering houses, from mansions having their own gas, and their water propelled by gayly painted Wind mills, to the rudest shelters of pine, in which lot-owners tabernacled until they could do better; every man's first care being to secure what promised to be the most valu able location he could command. 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.
Download or read book Stories written by Bryan W. Alaspa and published by Bryan Alaspa. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What lurks inside a small boys basement? Why does that strange man at the bar say he has to get home before midnight? What is life really like for a graffiti artist? These are just some of the questions you might ask when you read this collection of short stories by Bryan W. Alaspa. Bryan Alaspa is mostly know for his novels and works of non-fiction, but he does dabble in short fiction. Here, for the first time, is a short collection of even shorter stories. Some of them scary, some of them strange, all of them entertaining.
Book Synopsis Mam and Chase - Forgotten Stories by : Marguerite Nardone Gruen
Download or read book Mam and Chase - Forgotten Stories written by Marguerite Nardone Gruen and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their nineties and married for sixty-nine years, Mam and Chase have had an incredible life, full of love, laughter, and family, and enjoyed an almost magical bond that has helped get them through all the various tragedies and traumas that have befallen them over the years. While Mam raised five mischievous children, Chase’s absence when he was on tour took a toll on their relationship. Kidnapping threats only added to the strain for the whole family, and Mam had to find new ways to cope with her feelings. But no matter what happened, the family’s love never wavered. In this, the final book of The Band 4 trilogy, Mam and Chase―along with their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren―look back at their lives, revisiting memories both joyful and devastating, and uncovering truths long buried, as they come to terms with the fact that their unbelievable lives are finally, inevitably, nearing their end.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Texas by : Clay Coppedge
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Texas written by Clay Coppedge and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From El Chupacabra to the Marx Brothers, Clay Coppedge has a talent for digging into Texas's most unusual history. Strange as they may seem, many of these Texas-sized legends are surprisingly true, like Pancho Villa's film contract and the notorious Crash at Crush, a staged train collision and failed publicity stunt that turned tragic outside of Katy. Whether fact or lore, each tale is irrefutably part of a unique and fascinating heritage that invigorates the spirit like a Texas frontier remedy.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Tennessee by : Kelly Kazek
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Tennessee written by Kelly Kazek and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tennessee has never been a stranger to strangeness. Stories of the weird, wild, and wonderful abound in the Volunteer state. Join author and seasoned journalist Kelly Kazek as she tracks down the extraordinary stories that other history books overlook. Each section covers a different outlandish theme of Tennessee history colorful characters, strange sites, intriguing incidents, tombstone tales, odd occurrences, and curious creatures. Readers will discover the brilliant phenomenon of synchronized firefly flashes in the Smoky Mountain town of Elmont, take on the world's largest Moon Pie in Chattanooga and learn Tennessee's history of damaging earthquakes. From the humorous to the haunting, the madcap to the macabre, Forgotten Tales of Tennessee offers a collection as remarkable as the state itself.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Colorado by : Stephanie Waters
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Colorado written by Stephanie Waters and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild characters, diverse cultures, spooky myths and slippery sales schemes color Colorado's past. In a place where shameless showdowns and dusty shootouts over money, drink and women were once standard procedure, storytelling around campfires became an integral part of a rich heritage. From the jackalope and vampires to Indian curses and snake oil salesmen, the Centennial State has it all. Weirder still are the strange but true stories like that of the first body buried in La Junta's Fairview Cemetery, a man who landed there for refusing alcohol to a kid, and that of the hotel in Telluride that once offered a promotion that included funeral costs with your stay. While history may have neglected these silly, seedy and salacious stories, author Stephanie Waters has rediscovered Colorado's best forgotten tales.
