Unknown Chicago Tales

Unknown Chicago Tales
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 9781467147521
ISBN-13 : 1467147524
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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 with total page 144 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."--Provided by publisher.


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