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1) '46, Chicago
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Dateline Chicago, 1946: Policy, the illegal lottery, makes millions of dollars for racketeers in Chicago's black community. But the numbers don't add up when kingpin Ed Jones is kidnapped. Who grabbed him? The mob? Another policy wheel operator? And why? Gus Carson, World War II veteran, a survivor of the sinking of his ship in the Pacific. A Chicago cop, he's suspended for a late night shooting at a brothel. Enter wealthy politico Arvis Hypoole....
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Chicago Review Press
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English
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This book revises the picture of the glittering Chicago of impressive mansions and museums; it exposes the city's corrupt underbelly and the realities of life in an age which is often assumed to have been simpler and more moral than ours. Includes chapters on the Haymarket riot, the gamblers' wars, the notorious levee red-light district and institutionalized graft.
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Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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A slice of underworld life, '57, Chicago is a fact-based fictional thriller. The banker's dead-a mob killing with repercussions. Money's tied up. Three men are on a collision course: Al. He's a layoff bookie, thinks he can live as a middleman between his customers and the Outfit. His credo: Never take a position. The Lip. Desperate and dangerous, he's a fight promoter trying to create the fight of a lifetime. The Hammer. A great black hope. He's a...
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The Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was a short line running 16 miles from downtown Chicago to Dolton, Illinois, the first suburb south of Chicago, with another line running southeast from Eighty-First Street to the Indiana state line. Built in the 1880s, it was owned by five trunk line railroads that used it as an efficient and inexpensive route into downtown Chicago. Like many 19th-century railroads, the C&WI reached its traffic peak in the middle...
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Open this book and explore the life and times of one of the most storied franchises in all of professional sports, the Chicago Cubs. Pairing historical black-and-white images with contemporary photographs of the modern game, Chicago Cubs Yesterday & Today celebrates more than a century of ups and downs in the history of the team and its legions of rabid fans. The book examines the ballparks, the teams, the players, and the colorful characters that...
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Chicago Poems is an early collection of poems by American poet Carl Sandburg. This little volume includes the following poems: Chicago, Sketch, Masses, Lost, The Harbor, They Will Say, Mill-Doors, Halsted Street Car, Clark Street Bridge, Passers-by, The Walking Man of Rodin, Subway, The Shovel Man, A Teamster's Farewell, Fish Crier, Picnic Boat, Happiness, Muckers, Blacklisted, Graceland, Child of the Romans, The Right to Grief, Mag, Onion Days, Population...
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A trip through the history of the Windy City's lawless districts where you could lose your money and your life-from the author of Haunted Illinois.
From the very beginning, Chicago thrived on its reputation as a wide-open town. After the Great Fire, no part of the city was rebuilt more quickly than the vice districts, where bribed cops and brutal force emboldened professional wickedness to celebrate itself with gala events like the First Ward Ball,...
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A fun-filled volume for Chicagoans, visitors, and anyone interested in Chicago, it is a collection of fascinating facts, wonderful quotations, and surprising history about famous biggests, longests, oldests, and firsts"". A useful, entertaining introduction to America's most livable great city.""
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The author of Haunted Illinois visits the criminal history of the Windy City neighborhood where mobsters and murderers plied their trades.
In 1929, Chicago gangster Al Capone arranged a special St. Valentine's Day delivery for his favorite arch enemies: a massacre. Seven North Side mobsters were left dead. Yet random killings and bizarre murders were not unfamiliar in Chicago. Tales of the city's most violent and puzzling murders make this gripping...
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Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"In The Franchise: Chicago Cubs, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments, decisions, people, and settings that fostered the Cubs' one-of-a-kind identity. Through wheeling and dealing, mythmaking and community building, explore...
11) Chicago
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From Harvey and Eisner-nominated cartoonist and editor Glenn Head comes Chicago, the hilarious and harrowing tale of a nineteen-year-old virgin who drops out of everything and into the unknown. Abandoning suburbia for art school and then the gritty streets of Chicago, young Glenn finds himself fending off street predators and fighting depression. A visit to the Playboy offices offers an entrance into the world of underground commix and R. Crumb, but...
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Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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It has been called the last great American sports story, a quest that has spanned more than a century and captivated millions of fans. In 2016, the Chicago Cubs were at last baseball's champions, breaking the Curse of the Billy Goat and shedding the label of "lovable losers" once and for all. Led by manager Joe Maddon and built around rising stars Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, the Cubs brought the Fall Classic back to the ivy-covered confines of...
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Triumph Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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The Chicago Blackhawks' 2015 postseason run culminated in the team's third Stanley Cup since 2010, the sixth championship in the Original Six franchise's history. The road to hoisting the Cup was the bumpiest of Chicago's three titles under head coach Joel Quenneville. The Blackhawks finished third in the NHL's Central Division following a season in which key players, including Patrick Kane and Corey Crawford, missed time due to injury. But the Hawks...
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Is the bridge between the Austrian and Chicago schools coming together or moving apart?
In Vienna and Chicago, Friends or Foes? economist and author Mark Skousen debates the Austrian and Chicago schools of free-market economics, which differ in monetary policy, business cycle, government policy, and methodology. Both have played a successful role in advancing classic free-market economics and countering the critics of capitalism during crucial times...
15) Chicago Fire
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In 1998, The Chicago Fire became Major League Soccer champions in just their first year and became the first expansion team in a major sport in modern history to capture a championship as an Inaugural team. Young fans will enjoy full-color, action photos of their favorite players, time lines and fun facts like how the team got started and the basics of how to play soccer. Also featured are some of the best players throughout the Fire's twenty-year...
16) Chicago Cubs
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A simple but fact-packed overview of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, covering their origins, their home field, famous players and managers, and well-known plays throughout the team's history. The crack of the bat...the cheers of the crowd as the batter rounds the bases.... From the first pitch to the last out, nothing beats baseball for pure sports enjoyment! Kids love this sport--and they'll love reading about it in this colorful, photo-packed series....
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DIVE INTO DANGEROUS ROMANCE WITH THE CHICAGO BRATVAThis 9-Book set contains the USA Today Bestseller The Director, as well eight other stand-alone romances with guaranteed happily-ever-afters. Set includes: THE DIRECTORThe lovely attorney kept a secret from me.A baby she's been carrying since Valentine's night. THE FIXERHe's back to take my inheritance. My life. Not through murder, but marriage.And my own father arranged it. THE ENFORCERShe's my weakness,...
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Amoré Jones thought that the winters of Chicago were cold, but they had nothing on how cold her baby daddy, Chiraq, was doing her. 2019 wasn't looking too promising as the state of Illinois cut her food stamps, and her baby daddy was acting up. However, Amoré was determined to make it happen for her and her son, even if it meant that love had to be put on the back burner. But a new job may change all that as Amoré comes across her new boss, Markelle....
19) Chicago
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There can only be one: one man with two loyal friends and secrets from the past that will ultimately shake up the entire hood in Chicago; one man on a mission to destroy anyone who doesn't abide by his rules, including tricky bitches who drop to their knees behind closed doors, yet stand tall against him when the time comes to collect the almighty dollar; one man with enough swagger in his walk, confidence in his talk, and the skills and mindset to...
20) Chicago
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Welcome to Chicago: The Windy City! Explore Millennium Park, the Willis Tower, and other iconic places around the city. Plus, learn fascinating factoids. You'll quickly see why millions of tourists visit this amazing city each year. Each 24-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The playful text, colorful design, and captivating photos and map are sure to entice and excite beginning readers....
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