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  • Plainfield

    Series series Postcard History
    Plainfield is the oldest community in Will County. The area was originally home to the Potawatomi Indians who lived along the DuPage River when the French fur trapper Vetel Vermette came to settle in the region. Jesse Walker, a Methodist minister, along with his son-in-law James Walker, came to the area and built a log cabin on the east side of the DuPage River in 1828. James built a permanent ... Leer más

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  • Blood and Smoke

    A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and the Birth of the Indy 500

    One hundred years ago, 40cars lined up for the firstIndianapolis 500. We are still waiting to find out who won.The Indy 500 was created to showcase the controversial new sport of automobile racing, which was sweeping the country. Daring young men were driving automobiles at the astonishing speed of 75 miles per hour, testing themselves and their vehicles. It was indeed a young man’s game: with no ... Leer más

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  • Dakota Life In the Upper Midwest

    In 1834 Samuel W. Pond and his brother Gideon built a cabin near Cloud Man's village of the Dakota Indians on the shore of Lake Calhoun—now present-day Minneapolis—intending to preach Christianity to the Indians. The brothers were to spend nearly twenty years learning the Dakota language and observing how the Indians lived.In the 1860s and 1870s, after the Dakota had fought a disastrous war with ... Leer más

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  • Haunted Aurora

    Series series Haunted America
    The fascinating ghost stories behind Illinois's "City of Cemeteries"—photos included!Aurora was the first Illinois city to have electric streetlights, but a dark history has resisted illumination as stubbornly as the chilly corner of the old roundhouse repels the summer heat . . .Learn why Aurora counts "City of Cemeteries" among its nicknames as Diane Ladley describes the nineteenth-century ... Leer más

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  • Thirty Rooms to Hide In

    Insanity, Addiction, and Rock ‘n' Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic

    Author Luke Longstreet Sullivan has a simple way of describing his new memoir: “It’s like The Shining . . . only funnier.” Thirty Rooms to Hide In tells the astonishing story of Sullivan’s father and his descent from one of the world’s top orthopedic surgeons at the Mayo Clinic to a man who is increasingly abusive, alcoholic, and insane, ultimately dying alone on the floor of a Georgia motel room. ... Leer más

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  • Inside the Ohio Penetentiary

    Explore one of history's most notorious maximum-security prisons through these tales of mayhem and madness.As "animal factories" go, the Ohio Penitentiary was one of the worst. For 150 years, it housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the United States, including murderers, madmen and mobsters. Peer in on America's first vampire, accused of sucking his victims' blood five years before Bram ... Leer más

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  • Harry Truman's Independence

    The Center of the World

    de Jon Taylor ...
    A historical journey through President Truman's Missouri hometown and the decades he spent there.Even after leaving presidential office at a time when America was in its ascendance to global power, Harry Truman would call Independence, Missouri, the "center of the world." It was already a town rich in the history of westward exploration and spiritual pilgrimage before he began sixty-four years of ... Leer más

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  • Haunted Columbia, Missouri

    Series series Haunted America
    The author of The Haunted Boonslick proves the Show Me State isn't shy about its ghostly heritage—especially in the beautiful college town at its center.According to Columbia ghost lore, the city's dead only dabble with departure. The specter of Broadway legend Maude Adams checks in on classes at Stephens College, while ragtime pioneer John William Boone returns to trail invisible fingers along ... Leer más

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  • 20th-Century Retailing in Downtown Grand Rapids

    Series series Images of America
    Grand Rapids, Michigan was the center for shopping in western Michigan with department stores, five-and-dimes and more, until the advent of the shopping mall. For decades, downtown Grand Rapids enjoyed a long run in the limelight as the epicenter of shopping in western Michigan. The vibrant Monroe Avenue corridor included three homegrown department stores, several chain department stores, five-and ... Leer más

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  • Twin Cities Picture Show

    A Century of Moviegoing

    de Dave Kenney ...
    From the stories of our classic theaters to tales of industry and intrigue featuring the savvy and tough entrepreneurs of movie entertainment, this first-ever history of cinema in the Twin Cities reveals the influence of Hollywood on the lives and imaginations of Minnesotans—and that of Minnesotans on the film industry today.Filled with photos of the dazzling marquees and great theaters of ... Leer más

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  • A People's History of the Hmong

    de Paul Hillmer ...
    Over the centuries, the Hmong have called many places home, including China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and most recently France, Australia, and the United States. Their new neighbors, though welcoming, may know little about how they have come to these places or their views on relationships, religion, or art. Now, in A People's History of the Hmong, representative voices offer their community's ... Leer más

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  • Mount Pleasant

    Series series Then and Now
    Since 1860, Mount Pleasant has been a center for Native American culture, lumbering, agriculture, oil and gas production, collegiate learning, and retail shopping; Mount Pleasant now boasts one of the largest gaming casino resorts in Midwest America. ... Leer más

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