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Muldoon: A True Chicago Ghost Story: Tales of a Forgotten Rectory
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Daniel J. Facchini
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Rocco A. Facchini
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| These are the untold stories of the last days of a forgotten Chicago parish by the last person able to tell them: Fresh out of the seminary in 1956, Father Rocco Facchini was appointed to his first assignment, the parish of Saint Charles Borromeo on the city's Near West Side. Adapting to rectory life with an unorthodox, dispirited pastor and attending to the needs of the rough, impoverished neighborhood were challenges in themselves. Little did Rocco know that the rectory was being haunted by a bishop's ghost! |
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Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites
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Ursula Bielski
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| Chicago Haunts for readers ages 8-12. These are true tales from Chicago's famous phantoms, haunted history, and unsolved mysteries. You are about to take an armchair excursion through one of America's greatest cities--Chicago! But unlike those other tourists . . . we're on the lookout for . . . g-g-g-g-ghosts! |
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Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City (Revised Edition)
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Ursula Bielski
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| From ruthless gangsters to restless mail order kings, from the Fort Dearborn Massacre to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, the phantom remains of the passionate people and volatile events of Chicago history have made the Second City second to none in the annals of American ghostlore. |
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More Chicago Haunts: Scenes from Myth and Memory
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Ursula Bielski
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| Critics called Ursula Bielski's Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City a "must-read," "a masterpiece of the genre," and "an absolutely first-rate book," and readers agreed. Now she's back with more history, more legends, and more hauntings, including the personal scary stories of Chicago Haunts readers. |
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A Native's Guide to Chicago
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Lake Claremont Press
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| Bookstore shelves may overflow with Chicago guidebooks, but most offer identical suggestions for a typical experience of the Windy City. If you want to know the rest of Chicago and continue knowing the city better, the 4th edition of A Native's Guide to Chicago is for you‚ whether you're a lifelong resident, just passing through, or going to be sticking around for a while. A team of Chicagoans from all corners of the city has turned our comprehensive, insider's budget guide to Chicago into our most thorough edition yet! Find out why New City nominated our 3rd edition "The Best Guidebook for Locals" in its annual Best of Chicago issue. |
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The Streets & San Man's Guide to Chicago Eats
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Dennis Foley
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| Prepare for the total Chicago lunch experience! So here's my scoop. I work for the City of Chicago. You might have seen me out on the road before, or at least one of my co-workers. We drive around the city all day in those blue vehicles marked "City of Chicago, Department of Streets and Sanitation." Now ask any Streets and San guy what he truly enjoys most, and the answer will be--lunch. That's right--lunch. Any reasonably intelligent Streets and San guy will map out his day according to where he wants to eat lunch. |
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A Native's Guide to Northwest Indiana
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Mark Skertic
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| At the southern tip of Lake Michigan, in the crook between Chicagoland and southwestern Michigan, lies Northwest Indiana, a region of natural diversity, colorful history, abundant recreational opportunities, small town activities, and urban diversions. Whether you're a life-long resident, new to the area, or just passing through, let native Mark Skertic be your personal tour guide of the best the region has to offer. |
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Literary Chicago: A Book Lover's Tour of the Windy City
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Greg Holden
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| Discover the Windy City that has attracted and nurtured writers, editors, publishers, and book lovers for more than a century. Trace the steps of literary figures who called Chicago home, incorporated cityscapes into their writing, and put a uniquely Chicago stamp on their work. |
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The Firefighter's Best Friend: Lives and Legends of Chicago Firehouse Dogs
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Trevor J. Orsinger
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Drew F. Orsinger
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| Working dogs are an often-overlooked segment of the canine population. The Firefighter's Best Friend provides a rare look into a specific type of these dogs‚ those who have lived or currently live in the firehouses of Chicago. From the mutts in the 1870s who led the horse-drawn fire wagons, to citywide heroes, to the contemporary dogs that provide security, assistance, and companionship to today's firefighters, the history and lore of Chicago firedogs is as rich as the city's cultural heritage. |
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The Hoofs and Guns of the Storm: Chicago's Civil War Connections
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Arnie Bernstein
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| While America's Civil War was fought on Confederate battlefields, Chicago played a crucial role in the Union's struggle toward victory. The Hoofs and Guns of the Storm takes you through a whirlwind of 19th century events that created the foundation for modern-day Chicago. |
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Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100 Years of Chicago and the Movies
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Arnie Bernstein
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| From the earliest film studios, when one out of every five movies was made in Chicago, to today's thriving independent film scene, the Windy City has been at the forefront of American moviemaking. |
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"The Movies Are": Carl Sandburg's Film Reviews and Essays, 1920-1928
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Arnie Bernstein
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| Over the course of his long and distinguished career Carl Sandburg earned two Pulitzer prizes, one for poetry and one for biography, but it comes as a surprise to many that during the 1920s this noted American writer was also a respected newspaper film critic. At a time when movies were still considered light entertainment by most newspapers, the Chicago Daily News gave Sandburg a unique forum to express his visions on the burgeoning film arts. |
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Chicago's Midway Airport: The First Seventy-Five Years
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Christopher Lynch
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| Midway was Chicago's first official airport, and for decades it was the busiest airport in the nation, and then the world. Its story is an American story, encompassing heroes and villains, generosity and greed, boom and bust, progress and decline, and in the final chapter, rebirth. |
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