Author: Alfred Theodore AndreasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
History of Chicago
Author: Alfred Theodore AndreasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
The Source
Author: Loretto Dennis SzucsPublisher: Ancestry Publishing
ISBN: 9781593312770
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
Genealogists and other historical researchers have valued the first two editions of this work, often referred to as the genealogist's bible."" The new edition continues that tradition. Intended as a handbook and a guide to selecting, locating, and using appropriate primary and secondary resources, The Source also functions as an instructional tool for novice genealogists and a refresher course for experienced researchers. More than 30 experts in this field--genealogists, historians, librarians, and archivists--prepared the 20 signed chapters, which are well written, easy to read, and include many helpful hints for getting the most out of whatever information is acquired. Each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography and is further enriched by tables, black-and-white illustrations, and examples of documents. Eight appendixes include the expected contact information for groups and institutions that persons studying genealogy and history need to find. ""
Magazine of Western History
Author: Judges of the United States
Author: Judicial Conference of the United States. Bicentennial CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Chicago's Historic Hyde Park
Author: Susan O'Connor DavisPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226925196
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Stretching south from 47th Street to the Midway Plaisance and east from Washington Park to the lake’s shore, the historic neighborhood of Hyde Park—Kenwood covers nearly two square miles of Chicago’s south side. At one time a wealthy township outside of the city, this neighborhood has been home to Chicago’s elite for more than one hundred and fifty years, counting among its residents presidents and politicians, scholars, athletes, and fiery religious leaders. Known today for the grand mansions, stately row houses, and elegant apartments that these notables called home, Hyde Park—Kenwood is still one of Chicago’s most prominent locales. Physically shaped by the Columbian Exposition of 1893 and by the efforts of some of the greatest architects of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—including Daniel Burnham, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies Van Der Rohe—this area hosts some of the city’s most spectacular architecture amid lush green space. Tree-lined streets give way to the impressive neogothic buildings that mark the campus of the University of Chicago, and some of the Jazz Age’s swankiest high-rises offer spectacular views of the water and distant downtown skyline. In Chicago’s Historic Hyde Park, Susan O’Connor Davis offers readers a biography of this distinguished neighborhood, from house to home, and from architect to resident. Along the way, she weaves a fascinating tapestry, describing Hyde Park—Kenwood’s most celebrated structures from the time of Lincoln through the racial upheaval and destructive urban renewal of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s into the preservationist movement of the last thirty-five years. Coupled with hundreds of historical photographs, drawings, and current views, Davis recounts the life stories of these gorgeous buildings—and of the astounding talents that built them. This is architectural history at its best.
The National Magazine
Author: An Outline for the Study of Illinois State History
Author: Jessie Palmer WeberPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Historical
Author: Thomas Harvey CannonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : LaPorte County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
The Bench and the Bar of Illinois
Author: John McAuley PalmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Author: Edward M. Martin