Chicagoland

Author : Ann Durkin Keating
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226428826
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chicagoland written by Ann Durkin Keating and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2005-11-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers the collective history of 230 neighborhoods and communities which formed the bustling network of greater Chicagoland--many connected to the city by the railroad. Profiles the people who built these neighborhoods, and the structures they left behind that still stand today.

Author : Andrew Morkes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780982921050
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature in Chicagoland written by Andrew Morkes and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides more information on Nature Centers; Hiking Trails; Day & Weekend Road Trips; Kids Activities; Camping Spots; Birdwatching Hotspots; Bicycling Trails; Kayaking/Canoeing/Boating; Picnicking Spots; Fishing; Spring Wildflower Viewing; Fall Colors Viewing; Running/Exercise; Winter Activities Such as Snowshoeing, Ice Skating, Cross-Country Skiing, Sledding, and Ice Fishing; Local History; Self-Enrichment Classes and Other Opportunities; Geocaching; and other activities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Also includes articles that provide advice on camping with kids, enjoying a successful snowshoeing adventure, and much more, as well as personal essays about gardening, enjoying nature with one's children, savoring the fall colors, and protecting the environment. Other resources include contact information for forest preserve districts, state departments of natural resources, and environmental and other nature-focused organizations.

Author : Camilo J. Vergara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781565847019
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unexpected Chicagoland written by Camilo J. Vergara and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exquisite homage to Chicago's architecture and people, from the renowned documentary photographer and the acclaimed architectural historian. In a series of celebrated books, the eminent photographer and sociologist Camilo Jose Vergara has observed and recorded the evolution of America's inner cities for over twenty years, documenting the effects of time, commercialism, culture, and neglect on the built environment, with an aesthetic vision that has been hailed by the New York Times as "persuasive and moving." Here, in a unique collaboration with Timothy Samuelson, Chicago's leading architectural historian, Vergara probes the power and resonance of one of America's greatest cities. Unexpected Chicagoland includes over two hundred stunning color photographs, accompanied by a fascinating original narrative of the hidden history of Chicago's renowned architectural past. Vergara's photographs are a treasure trove of historically and visually interesting buildings and environments, most of them on the abandoned urban fringes. Included are examples of rarely-seen work by some of the greatest architects of the twentieth century, such as Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and William Burley Griffin, as well as dazzling examples of Art Deco design. Unexpected Chicagoland presents an authentic and gritty view of the metropolis at a time when the public's understanding of all American cities has become increasingly sanitized and homogenized. The book itself, in a large format and exquisitely designed, is packaged to be a lasting visual treasure. Over 200 color photographs throughout.

Author : Ray Hanania
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738534176
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arabs of Chicagoland written by Ray Hanania and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the integral role played by both Christian and Muslim Arab Americans in the growth of Chicago.

Author : Malynne Sternstein
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738551784
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Czechs of Chicagoland written by Malynne Sternstein and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago was once the second-largest Bohemian city outside the Czech lands. The Czechs first settled, serendipitously, behind the notorious O'Leary barn. Spared the Great Fire of 1871, they were displaced several blocks south by the ensuing land crush. There they built more permanent quarters in the community that became known as Pilsen, a neighborhood whose name and architecture survive to recall its Bohemian origins. The thriving Czechs soon began a century-long move westward from Lawndale to Cicero to Berwyn, and today they flourish across the western suburbs. From the desolation of the 1915 Eastland disaster, in which hundreds of victims were of Czech descent, to the triumphant Depression-era election of Czech-born mayor Antonín C?ermák, Czechs of Chicagoland depicts how the Czech community and its great leaders, benevolent societies, and charitable and social organizations have shaped and continue to shape the course of Chicago's history.

Author : Trina Robbins
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1512456535
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Night of the Living Dogs written by Trina Robbins and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Yes, Chicagoland is an odd place. But the word is out that Megan, Raf, and Raf's talking dog Bradley are the team to go to when weirder things than usual start happening. Their Chicagoland Detective Agency takes danger in hand (and paw) to find a mysteriously missing puppy and an even more mysterious pack of dogs that only shows up once a month. Bradley's nose knows from the start that this is more than a simple case of stray pets . . . and a whole lot more than a stray case of full-moon transmogrification! Will high tech and haikus be enough to save them from the world's worst case of doggy breath?

Author : Samira Puskar
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738551265
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bosnian Americans of Chicagoland written by Samira Puskar and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Bosnians settled in Chicagoland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, joining other immigrants seeking better opportunities and better lives. As the former Yugoslavia continued to find its identity as a nation over the last century, the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina sought stability and new beginnings in the city of Chicago--many intending to return to their homeland. Today as many as 70,000 Bosnians and their descendants live in the Chicago area, representing different faiths, backgrounds, and motivations for making America their new home. Bosnian Americans of Chicagoland examines the journey of this group, its legacy, and its traditions and customs that have lasted since the first immigrants arrived a century ago.

Author : Chloe Neill
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110161420X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biting Bad written by Chloe Neill and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merit has been a vampire for only a short while, but she’s already seen a lifetime’s worth of trouble. She and her Master, centuries-old Ethan Sullivan, have risked their lives time and again to save the city they love. But not all of Chicago is loving them back. Anti-vampire riots are erupting all over town, striking vampires where it hurts the most. A splinter group armed with Molotov cocktails and deep-seated hate is intent on clearing the fanged from the Windy City come hell or high water. Merit and her allies rush to figure out who’s behind the attacks, who will be targeted next, and whether there’s any way to stop the wanton destruction. The battle for Chicago is just beginning, and Merit is running out of time.

Author : D.K. Olson
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chicagoland written by D.K. Olson and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-04-13 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago is a name that everyone around the world has heard of--thanks to Al Capone! Doug's love for Chicagoland, and his desire to bring the same love for the "Windy City" and its suburbs to people presently living there or planning to reside there in the future, supersedes his own personal "shortcomings." For people who used to live there, the memories found in this book should be quite fulfilling. The "Chicago Ancestry" chapters, in particular, promise to be historical and informative.

Author : Trina Robbins
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1512456519
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Drained Brains Caper written by Trina Robbins and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Raf knows Megan is trouble from the moment she steps into his mom's pet food store asking for a tarantula. But there's one thing you can count on in Chicagoland: weird things happen several times a day. Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesn't fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. The other students are happy to be in class. Too happy. And everyone looks and acts exactly alike. That's weird. Megan is determined to dig into Stepford's secrets, but soon she's in way too deep. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with zombified students, very mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, they're going to need a whole lot more help. We did say that Chicagoland is weird. . .