Illinois History

 
Abraham Lincoln : Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 (Library of America)
by Abraham Lincoln, Don E. Fehrenbacher
Listed under Abraham Lincon

Animal Tracks of the Great Lakes States : Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin
by Chris Stall
Listed under Nature: Field Guides

Bronzeville: Black Chicago in Pictures, 1941-1943
by Maren Stange
Hardcover from New Press

Back of the Yards: The Making of a Local Democracy
by Robert A. Slayton
Paperback from University of Chicago Press
1988

Baseball, Chicago Style: A Tale Of Two Teams, One City
by Jerome Holtzman, George Vass
Hardcover from Bonus Books

Birds of Illinois Field Guide
by Stan Tekiela

Chicago Christmas: 100 Years of Christmas Memories
by Jim Benes

The Chicago River : An Illustrated History and Guide
by David Solzman

Chicago Haunts: Ghostly Lore of the Windy City
by Ursula Bielski
(Paperback)

A Century in Pictures
by News-Gazette (Compiler)
From time to time it's valuable to look back because it helps us appreciate where we are. As we approach a new century, and a new millennium, there's no better time to reflect on the images that shaped the road we've traveled. A Century in Pictures is a photo album of sorts - a collection of fond memories and important lessons learned in the life of a Midwestern community through pictures. It's a foundation for the next photo album of victories, defeats, hardships, and blessings.

A Century in Pictures reflects 100 years of life in East Central Illinois. It measures our progress and reminds us of the great potential that lies ahead. It's a recording of life in a community that survived the Great Depression and celebrated the evolution of its position as a technology mecca. It's how we traveled. It's how we communicated. It's how we lived.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book goes to support The News-Gazette in Education program, which provides newspapers and curriculum materials for classroom use to participating teachers throughout East Central Illinois.

A Court That Shaped America : Chicago's Federal District Court from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman
by Richard Cahan
Hardcover from Northwestern University Press

Chicago Haunts: Ghostly Lore of the Windy City
by Ursula Bielski
Paperback from Lake Claremont Press

Changing Chicago: A Photodocumentary (Visions of Illinois)
by Naomi Rosenblum, Larry Heinemann, Walter Rosenblum
Paperback from Univ of Illinois Pr (Pro Ref)
1989

City Spaces: Photographs of Chicago Alleys (Center Books on Chicago and Environs)
by Bob Thall, Ross Miller, Timothy J. Todish
Hardcover from University of Chicago Press

Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries
by Matt Hucke, Ursula Bielski
Listed under Illinois Genealogy

The Early Louis Sullivan Building Photographs
by Jeffrey Plank, et al
(Hardcover)

French Roots in the Illinois Country : The Mississippi Frontier in Colonial Times
by Carl J. Ekberg

French and Indians of the Illinois River (Shawnee Classics)
by Nehemiah Matson, Rodney O. Davis

Form Follows Finance: Skyscrapers and Skylines in New York and Chicago
by Carol Willis
Hardcover from Princeton Architectural Press

The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-state Tornado of 1925
by Wallace E. Akin
Hardcover from The Lyons Press

The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld
by Herbert Asbury, Herb Asbury
Paperback from Thunder's Mouth Press

Galesburg, Illinois : In Vintage Postcards
by Carley R. Robison
Listed under Collectible Postcards

Haunted Illinois
by Troy Taylor
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions; 2nd edition (March )

Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100 Years of Chicago & the Movies
by Arnie Bernstein, Holly Pluard (Photographer)
(Paperback)

Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
by Eric Klinenberg
Hardcover from University of Chicago Press (Trd)

Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan
by Scott Simon
Hardcover from Hyperion Press

Indian Metropolis: Native Americans in Chicago, 1945-75
by James B. LaGrand
Listed under Illinois Indians

Illinois Birds (Pocket Naturalist)
by Kavanagh, Leung
Listed under American Birds

Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer (Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer, 3rd Ed)
by Delorme (Editor)

In Lincoln's Footsteps: A Historical Guide to the Lincoln Sites in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky
by Don Davenport
(Paperback)

Illinois Women Novelists of the Nineteenth Century: An Analysis and Annotated Bibliography
by Bernice E. Gallagher
Hardcover from Univ of Illinois Pr (Txt)
1994
Special Order

Interzones: Black/White Sex Districts in Chicago and New York in the Early Twentieth Century
by Kevin J. Mumford
Paperback from Columbia University Press

Life of Black Hawk
by Black Hawk, Milo Milton Quaife (Editor)
Listed under Sauk Indians

Roots on the Prairie: Tracing Your Illinois Ancestors
by Patricia A. Hamilton

Lost Chicago
by David Garrard Lowe

A Natural History of the Chicago Region (Center Books on Chicago and Environs)
by Joel Greenberg
(Hardcover)

Living and Farming in Pike County
by Ralph Thomas Kern
Listed under Illinois Genealogy

Sugar Creek : Life on the Illinois Prairie
by John MacK Faragher

The Outlaws of Cave-In-Rock : Historical Accounts of the Famous Highwaymen and River Pirates Who Operated in Pioneer Days upon the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
by Otto A. Rothert, Robert Clark
Listed under Outlaws & Lawmen of the Old West

The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America
by Gus Russo
Listed under Organized Crime

On Second Glance : Midwest Photographs (Visions of Illinois Series)
by Larry Kanfer, Walter L. Creese

Quest for a Star : The Civil War Letters and Diaries of Colonel Francis T. Sherman of the 88th Illinois
by C. Knight Aldrich (Editor), Francis Trowbridge Sherman
Listed under Civil War Illinois

A Southern Illinois Album : Farm Security Administration Photographs, 1936-1943
by Herbert K. Russell

Trapped: The 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster
by Karen Tintori
On November 13, 1909 259 men died in the worst coal mining disaster in U.S. history
Publisher: Atria Books;

Making the Second Ghetto: Race and Housing in Chicago 1940-1960 (Historical Studies of Urban America)
by Arnold R. Hirsch
Paperback from University of Chicago Press

McDonough County (Images of America: Illinois)
by John E. Hallwas
Paperback from Arcadia

Poor Relations: The Children of the State in Illinois, 1818-1990
by Joan Gittens
Paperback from Univ of Illinois Pr (Pro Ref)
1994

Seeing With Their Hearts: Chicago Women and the Vision of the Good City, 1871-1933
by Maureen A. Flanagan
Hardcover from Princeton Univ Pr

Tales and Trails of Illinois
by Stu Fliege
Paperback from Univ of Illinois Pr (Trd)

 

The Transformation of Rural Life: Southern Illinois, 1890-1990 (Studies in Rural Culture) by Jane Adams Paperback from Univ of North Carolina Pr 1994

The University of Illinois, 1894-1904: The Shaping of the University
by Winton U. Solberg
Hardcover from Univ of Illinois Pr (Pro Ref)

Art for the People: The Rediscovery and Preservation of Progressive and WPA-Era Murals in the Chicago Public Schools, 1904-1943
by Heather Becker
(Hardcover)
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