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Still Burning: Half a Century of Chicago, from the Streets to the Corridors of Power: A Memoir
$22.95 Add to cartIn this lively and insightful memoir, Jeremiah Joyce recounts a wide-ranging career that in many way tracks the history of Chicago over the last half century. During the late sixties and early seventi
- Author: Joyce, Jeremiah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 302
- Publish Date: September 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1955656061
- Language: English
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The Boys in Chicago Heights: The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit
$21.99 Add to cartChicago Heights was long the seat of one of the major street crews of the Chicago Outfit, but its importance has often been overlooked and misunderstood.
The crew’s origins predate Prohibition, when Ch
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Luzi, Matthew J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 16 2012
- ISBN10: 1609497333
- Language: English
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To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire
$23.93 Add to cartThe story of one of the deadliest fires in American history that took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago. “An absorbing account…a tale of terr… [more below]
- Series: Illinois
- Author: Cowan, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 01 1998
- ISBN10: 156663217X
- Language: English
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Hidden Chicago Landmarks
$23.99 Add to cartTake in the sights of Chicago’s forgotten byways, including a cow trail through a downtown hotel. Pause reflectively at the cemetery in a working scrapyard and the church built without a nail. Stop by… [more below]
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Schmidt, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1467143502
- Language: English
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Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency
$17.99 Add to cartLook for Dan Abrams and David Fisher’s new book, Kennedy’s Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby.
Instant New York Times bestseller
A Winner of the Barondess/Lincoln … [more below]
- Author: Fisher, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1335461604
- Language: English
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The Revolution of Birdie Randolph
$16.99 Add to cartFrom Stonewall Award winner Brandy Colbert comes a novel about first love, family, and hidden secrets that will stay with you long after turning the last page.
Dove “Birdie” Randolph works hard to be- Author: Colbert, Brandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0316448540
- Language: English
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The Chicago 77: A Community Area Handbook
$19.99 Read moreWith over two hundred neighborhoods divided into seventy-seven community areas, Chicago offers a dazzling and daunting challenge to ambitious tourists and lifelong citizens.
Anyone who’s never been to
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Zangs, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1626196125
- Language: English
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Chicago Bears History
$23.99 Add to cartWhen George S. Halas was asked to rebuild the Staley Company’s football club in Decatur, Illinois in 1920, nobody could have imagined that his efforts would forever change Sunday afternoons in America… [more below]
- Series: Images of Sports
- Author: Taylor, Roy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 15 2004
- ISBN10: 073853319X
- Language: English
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City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America
$22.99 Add to cartThe epic of Chicago is the story of the emergence of modern America. Here, witness Chicago’s growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to one of the world’s most explosively alive cities by… [more below]
- Series: Illinois
- Author: Miller, Donald L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: April 03 1997
- ISBN10: 0684831384
- Language: English
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You Were Never in Chicago
$18.00 Add to cartIn 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A. J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the “Second City.” From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling’s withering gaze. A
- Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions
- Author: Steinberg, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 22 2013
- ISBN10: 022610415X
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of the Chicago World’s Fair
$42.99 Add to cartChicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition, popularly called the Chicago World’s Fair, or the White City, was the largest and most spectacular world’s fair ever built. The Columbian Exposition opened on M
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Lewis, Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: May 28 2010
- ISBN10: 1684421101
- Language: English
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The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: The Untold Story of the Gangland Bloodbath That Brought Down Al Capone
$20.95 Add to cartThe machine-gun murders of seven men on the morning of February 14, 1929, by killers dressed as cops became the gangland crime of the century. Or so the story went. Since then it has been featured in … [more below]
- Author: Helmer, William J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 317
- Publish Date: August 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1581825498
- Language: English
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The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang
$19.99 Read moreThis expos investigates the evolution of the Almighty Black P Stone Nation, a motley group of poverty-stricken teens transformed into a dominant gang accused of terroristic intentions. Interwoven int… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Natalie Y.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1613744919
- Language: English
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The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream
$20.00 Add to cartWinner of the Chicago Tribune‘s 2013 Heartland Prize
A critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring many of the incredible personalities that shaped American culture Before air t- Author: Dyja, Thomas L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: March 25 2014
- ISBN10: 0143125095
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of Christmas in Chicago
$41.99 Add to cartIn Chicago, as wherever Christmas is celebrated, holiday traditions reflect both universal themes and local color, both the spirit of giving and snow-covered State Street. In 1913, Chicago decorated i
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Adams, Rosemary K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: November 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1684420687
- Language: English
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Lost Restaurants of Chicago
$35.99 Add to cartMany of Chicago’s greatest or most unusual restaurants are “no longer taking reservations,” but they’re definitely not forgotten. From steakhouses to delis, these dining destinations attracted movie s… [more below]
- Author: Borzo, Greg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: December 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1540237060
- Language: English
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The Boys in Chicago Heights: The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit
$31.99 Add to cartChicago Heights was long the seat of one of the major street crews of the Chicago Outfit, but its importance has often been overlooked and misunderstood. The crew’s origins predate Prohibition, when C… [more below]
- Author: Luzi, Matthew J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 16 2012
- ISBN10: 1540207463
- Language: English
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Springfield’s Celebrated Horseshoe Sandwich
$24.99 Add to cartIn a town famous for its politics, one local favorite moves unchallenged across party lines. Sample secret recipes while delving in to the history of the Horseshoe Sandwich.
Open-faced, piled high with
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Harmon, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 06 2019
- ISBN10: 1467139882
- Language: English
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The Chicago L
$26.99 Read moreDiscover the world-famous Chicago L – in all its grit and glory.
The thundering L is one of Chicago’s most enduring icons. Operating 247 since 1892, it is not only an antique but a working antique. Mor
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Borzo, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 30 2007
- ISBN10: 0738551007
- Language: English
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Remembering Christmas in Chicago
$19.99 Add to cartIn Chicago, wherever Christmas is celebrated, holiday traditions reflect both universal themes and local color, both the spirit of giving and snow-covered State Street. In 1913, Chicago decorated its
- Series: Remembering
- Author: Adams, Rosemary K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: September 28 2010
- ISBN10: 1684422418
- Language: English
