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  • The 1937 Chicago Steel Strike

    Blood on the Prairie

    by John F. Hogan ...
    This in-depth history of the Memorial Day Massacre brings new clarity to the conflicting reports that left too many questions unanswered.A violent period of American labor history reached its bloody apex in 1937 when rattled Chicago police shot, clubbed, and gassed a group of men, women, and children attempting to picket Republic Steel's South Chicago plant. Ten died and over one hundred were ... Read more

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  • The Great Chicago Beer Riot

    How Lager Struck a Blow for Liberty

    An "exhaustive" account of the pivotal incident between "native-born Protestant Chicagoans who founded the city and newer German and Irish immigrants" ( Bloomberg).In 1855, when Chicago's recently elected mayor Levi Boone pushed through a law forbidding the sale of alcohol on Sunday, the city pushed back. To the German community, the move seemed a deliberate provocation from Boone's stridently ... Read more

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  • The Creation and Performance of Africa’s Security Architecture

    Power, Institutions and Ideas

    by John J. Hogan ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Peace, Conflict and Security in Africa
    The establishment of the African Union and its African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) in 2002 marked a fundamental transformation in how African states collectively address security challenges. This book examines the origins, institutional design, and early performance of APSA, revealing the political dynamics that shaped this landmark initiative in regional security governance.Drawing on ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

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  • HOGAN v GUARDIAN

    by John W Hogan ...
    How to Steal a Whole Life Insurance Policy via Forgery and TheftWhat happens when an ordinary citizen takes on a powerful insurance company and refuses to back down?HOGAN v. GUARDIAN is a gripping true legal story that follows one man's years-long battle to reclaim his whole life insurance policy after discovering what he believes were forged documents, unauthorized withdrawals, and a wrongful ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Black Stars Campaign (Unabridged)

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    5 hours 21 min

    In "Black Stars Campaign" by Johnston McCulley, listeners are transported to a thrilling world of espionage, intrigue, and daring adventure. Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous years following World War I, this gripping audiobook follows the exploits of a covert group known only as the Black Stars. Led by a mysterious and enigmatic figure, the Black Stars undertake dangerous missions to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Forgotten Fires of Chicago

    The Lake Michigan Inferno and a Century of Flame

    A historical journey through the city's catastrophic fires, and the stories of the heroes who fought them.Chicago's war against cinder, flame, and smoke did not end with the Great Fire of 1871. In 1909, fire ripped through the dynamite room of a staging facility a mile and half off the Lake Michigan shoreline, transforming the pipe-laying operation into a raging inferno. During the World's ... Read more

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  • Turnpike Trooper

    Racial Profiling & the New Jersey State Police

    by John I. Hogan ...
    Harrowing experiences and shocking details regarding the societal phenomenon known as, Racial Profiling fill the pages of this true story based on the life of New Jersey State Trooper John Hogan. Following his involvement in the infamous, Turnpike Shooting which ignited the nations firestorm regarding the issue of racial profiling, observe a first hand look at how New Jerseys politicians, not the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Chicago's Motor Row

    Series series Images of America
    Chicago's Motor Row earned a spot in the National Register of Historic Places by pioneering a new way to market an invention that was remaking America--the automobile. From approximately 1905 to 1936, well over 100 makes of car were offered by dealers in the 28-acre district. Motor Row started when Henry Ford, the best known name in automobile manufacturing, opened one of his first dealerships ... Read more

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  • Credible Signs of Christ Alive

    Case Studies from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development

    by John P. Hogan ...
    This accessible and stirring book not only introduces readers to the work of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the domestic antipoverty and social justice program sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, but also inspires us to service. With John P. Hogan as our guide, we are invited to walk with those who serve and those who are served in confronting the ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Chicago Shakedown

    The Ogden Gas Scandal

    by John F. Hogan ...
    The Ogden Gas Affair represented the biggest political scandal of Chicago's first sixty years. Mayor John P. Hopkins and Democratic Party boss Roger Sullivan conspired with ten other insiders to form a dummy corporation to blackmail Peoples Gas Company. The scam poured money into the coffers of beneficiaries who were never prosecuted, including the governor of Illinois, John P. Altgeld. As their ... Read more

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  • Twenty-Four Stories From Psychology

    by John D. Hogan ...
    A good story sets the stage for engaged learning.Nowhere is this more important than in foundational courses, such as Introductory or History of Psychology. By weaving foundational and modern characters across a historical landscape, John Hogan’s Twenty-Four Stories from Psychology captivates readers with the rich stories- the who, what, where, why and how- for many of the major theories and ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • The Chicago Water Tower

    by John F. Hogan ...
    Series series Landmarks
    Contaminated drinking water killed thousands of Chicago's original citizens, so the city took the unprecedented step of digging a tunnel two miles long and 30 feet below lake bottom. Since the facilities on shore included an unsightly 138-foot vertical pipe, famed architect William Boyington concealed it with a limestone, castle-like tower that soon became a celebrated landmark. Through the first ... Read more

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