Tales of Forgotten Chicago
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- Synopsis
- Contains twenty-one fascinating, little-known stories about Chicago and its people. Spanning the Civil War through the 1960s, the volume showcases forgotten crimes, punishments, and consequences: poisoned soup that nearly killed three hundred leading citizens; a woman in showbiz and her street-thug husband whose checkered lives inspired a 1955 James Cagney movie; and the first police woman in Chicago, hired as a result of the senseless killing of a young factory girl in a racially tinged case of the 1880s. Also included are tales of industry and invention, such as America's first automobile race, the haunting of a wealthy Gilded Age manufacturer's mansion, and the identity of the telephone's rightful inventor. Chapters on the history of early city landmarks spotlight the fitht to save Lakefront Park and how "Lucky" Charlie Weeghman's northside baseball park became Wrigley Field. Other chapters explore civic, cultural, and political happenings, and some are just wonderful tales, such as a touching story about the sinking of Chicago's beloved Christmas tree ship. The final story describes the start of the Special Olympics which began in Chicago. RICHARD C. LINDBERG is an award-winning author, journalist, and lecturer who has written nineteen other books about Chicago history, politics, criminal justice, sports, and ethnicity. The 2011 memoir of his Northwest Side boyhood Whiskey Breakfast: My Swedish Family, My American Life, was named nonfiction book of the year by the Chicago Writer's Association.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 267 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780809337811
- Publisher:
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/11/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Richard C. Lindberg
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Terry Gorman
- Proofread By:
- Terry Gorman
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.