History of Pekin, Illinois PDF Download

Author: Pekin Community High School (Pekin, Ill.). Beginning Civics Class
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Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Author: American Legion. Pekin (Ind.). Post 203. History Committee
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Category : Pekin (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Author: David Kidd
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590170403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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For two years before and after the 1948 Communist Revolution, David Kidd lived in Peking, where he married the daughter of an aristocratic Chinese family. "I used to hope," he writes, "that some bright young scholar on a research grant would write about us and our Chinese friends before it was too late and we were all dead and gone, folding into the darkness the wonder that had been our lives." Here Kidd himself brings that wonder to life.

Author: Rob Clifton
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Category : Pekin (Ill.)
Languages : en
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Author: G. Bradley Publishing, Incorporated
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ISBN: 9780943963655
Category : Pekin (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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In 1680 a legendary explorer stood on a high bluff and looked out over the Illinois River. His eyes beheld an abundant land rich in natural resources, a place where a family could live and prosper. He was Sieur LaSalle. Almost 150 years later, Jonathan Tharp and his family, recently arrived from Ohio, planted, endured and laid the foundation of a dynamic community. Far-sighted entrepreneurs like Teis Smith, George Herget, and George Ehrlicher helped make Pekin a thriving city of small businesses and major industry. At the turn of the century, with an abundance of grain, an excellent water supply and rail facilities, Pekin was awash with "rivers of beer and oceans of whiskey." The making of Pekin was not only defined in smokestacks and industry, but also in the diversity of its people; blue-shirted workmen like some in the German community that occupied "Bean Town" and the Italians that worked the mines. Today, Pekin residents now take pride in their churches, schools, social services, exciting sports' programs, music and entertainment. They also take pride in their independent, creative leaders: like political great Everett Dirksen; nationally recognized Richard Stolley and John McNaughton; and Pekin's own "top gun" Scott Altman. There is much to be proud of in Pekin. And the original pioneers would be surprised and proud of the city's annual Marigold Festival with its 100,000 visitors. Within the pages of this book, the 175 years of Pekin's rich history comes alive through photographs which serve as windows on the past. These time capsules help us to share in the excitement and vitality of a city on the grow.--Book jacket.

Author: Paul French
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101580380
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 263

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Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of Devils Chronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the Fox Tower, which, according to local superstition, is home to the maliciously seductive fox spirits. As British detective Dennis and Chinese detective Han investigate, the mystery only deepens and, in a city on the verge of invasion, rumor and superstition run rampant. Based on seven years of research by historian and China expert Paul French, this true-crime thriller presents readers with a rare and unique portrait of the last days of colonial Peking.

Author: Robert Clifton, Jr.
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ISBN: 9781427608093
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Author: Thomas H. Harris
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780353320888
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Category : Pekin (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Author: Israel Smith Clare
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 692

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