Unknown Chicago Tales

Unknown Chicago Tales
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 145
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ISBN-10 : 9781439672365
ISBN-13 : 1439672369
Rating : 4/5 (369 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Unknown Chicago Tales by : John R. Schmidt

Download or read book Unknown Chicago Tales written by John R. Schmidt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago's most famous stories tend to crowd out the competition and shout down alternate perspectives. Visit with the man who founded a 150-year-long Chicago political dynasty. Take a peek at some of the lesser-known Chicago film classics. Review Professor Moriarty's Chicago caper and Annie Oakley's cocaine case. Uncover the lengths to which Chicago's long-celebrated Mr. Pioneer Settler went to keep a slave. Discover why the Kennedy curves at Division Street and why the county jail saved a gallows for fifty years. From Death Valley Scotty's wild ride to the bowling ball that went around the world, John Schmidt provides a parade of Chicago originals.


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