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Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair
$23.99 Read moreStep into the future of the past in Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair
What came to be known as the World’s Columbian Exposition was planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s 149
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Di Cola, Joseph M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 08 2012
- ISBN10: 0738594415
- Language: English
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Never a City So Real: A Walk in Chicago
$18.00 Read more“Chicago is a tale of two cities,” headlines declare. This narrative has been gaining steam alongside reports of growing economic divisions and diverging outlooks on the future of the city. Yet to kee… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions
- Author: Kotlowitz, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 16 2019
- ISBN10: 022661901X
- Language: English
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Leaving Lymon
$8.99 Add to cartA companion novel to Finding Langston, recipient of a Coretta Scott King Writing Honor and winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction.
Behind every bad boy is a story worth hearing and a- Series: The Finding Langston Trilogy #2
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0823449424
- Language: English
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African Americans in Chicago
$24.99 Read moreHere is the black Chicago family album, of African Americans leaving the violent, racist South and goin’ to Chicago to find the American Dream.
The story of black Chicago is so rich that few know it al
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Thompson, Lowell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 06 2012
- ISBN10: 0738588539
- Language: English
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The House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams
$19.99 Add to cartThis is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center.
Ever since s- Author: Stone, Tanya Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 23 2015
- ISBN10: 0805090495
- Language: English
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The Egyptian Trail in Illinois: A History from Chicago to Cairo
$23.99 Read moreJourney down one of the most important roadways in the annals of Illinois transportation history.
Stretching from Chicago to Cairo, the Egyptian Trail was one of the earliest “improved” roadways in Ill
- Series: Transportation
- Author: Wright, James R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154806
- Language: English
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The World Series Curse
$6.99 Read moreIt’s the BIGGEST baseball mystery yet–at the WORLD SERIES
Red Sox versus Cubs. Game five. It looks like Mike and Kate are about to watch the Cubs win it all. But then someone starts messing with t… [more below]- Series: Ballpark Mysteries #1
- Author: Kelly, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 038537884X
- Language: English
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
$19.99 Add to cartFirst published in 1963, Eliot Asinof’s Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic of a scandalous world series.
The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as “th- Author: Asinof, Eliot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0805065377
- Language: English
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Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds: Volume 1
$16.99 Read moreA Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2021!
From New York Times and indie bestselling author Samira Ahmed comes a thrilling and magical adventure intertwining Islamic legend and history, perfect for fan- Series: Amira & Hamza #1
- Author: Ahmed, Samira
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0316540463
- Language: English
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Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America’s Soul
$19.00 Read moreStep into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in American history-and the catalyst for a culture war that rocked the nation. Operating in Chicago’s notorious Levee dist… [more below]
- Author: Abbott, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 10 2008
- ISBN10: 0812975995
- Language: English
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Illinois
$8.95 Read moreWelcome to Illinois! Let Ayesha show you around the state where she lives. Learn about her state’s flag, animal, and flower. Find out her favorite activities too! The book also includes a page for car… [more below]
- Author: Earley, Christina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: February 01 2023
- ISBN10: 103969764X
- Language: English
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Tammy Duckworth
$12.79 Read moreThe My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Tammy Duckworth in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition … [more below]
- Series: My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio
- Author: Sarantou, Katlin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: August 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1534149902
- Language: English
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Being Clem
$8.99 Add to cartThe final novel in the award-winning Finding Langston trilogy from Coretta Scott King Author Honoree and Scott O’Dell Award medalist Lesa Cline-Ransome.
Clem can make anybody, even his grumpy older si- Series: The Finding Langston Trilogy
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0823452417
- Language: English
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Roster Rebound
$25.99 Read moreNina’s basketball dreams have been dashed. After moving to a small town, she learns her new school doesn’t have enough players to form a girls b-ball team. Nina is bummed until she finds out the boys … [more below]
- Series: Jake Maddox Sports Stories
- Author: Maddox, Jake
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669033309
- Language: English
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Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City
$32.00 Add to cartThe compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation’s cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight
Thirty years ago, most people were ready to give up on American cities.- Author: Sandoval-Strausz, A. K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1541697243
- Language: English
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Ballpark Mysteries Super Special #3: Subway Series Surprise
$7.99 Read moreBatter up! It’s an NYC-themed Super Special! Ballpark Mysteries are fun, accessible early chapter books that cross baseball action with puzzling whodunits!
Catch a baseball mystery–in New York City!- Series: Ballpark Mysteries #3
- Author: Kelly, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 0525578927
- Language: English
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Enslavement and the Underground Railroad in Missouri and Illinois
$23.99 Read moreThe Path to Freedom in Missouri and Illinois
People enslaved here experienced the same horrors as those held captive in other states, and their stories of courage and perseverance are amazing. Prisci
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Julie Nicolai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154830
- Language: English
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The Fell of Dark
$12.99 Read moreWhat’s a boy to do–in Caleb Roehrig’s YA paranormal romance The Fell of Dark–when his crush is a hot vampire with a mystery to solve?
The only thing August Pfeiffer hates more than algebra is living- Author: Roehrig, Caleb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1250791960
- Language: English
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To Get to the Other Side
$16.99 Read moreIn the vein of Lyssa Kay Adams and Abby Jimenez, Kelly Ohlert’s charming debut is a one-of-a-kind rom-com that explores the power of overcoming the past and fighting for the things you love.
Trixie is- Author: Ohlert, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1639101381
- Language: English
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Mad Money
$14.99 Read moreNolan must rob every store in a mall in one night – or his girlfriend dies. Two Nolan novels from Grandmaster Max Allan Collins, collected in one volume for the first time.
Nolan and Jon have put thei- Author: Collins, Max Allan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1789091462
- Language: English
