Hands on Chicago - Softcover

Kenan Heise; Mark Frazel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0933893280 ISBN 13: 9780933893283

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2003

Get hold of the city with hundreds of fascinating entries about Chicago history, characters, architecture and places. Chicago writers Kenan Heise and Mark Frazel have updated their best-selling user's guide to the Windy City for the 1990s and beyond with a new section including the newest and latest in Chicago's story.

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About the Author:

Leon M. Despres was born in 1908 in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1929. Since leaving the Chicago City Council in 1975 he has served as a parliamentarian for the Jane Byrne and Harold Washington administrations and worked as an attorney, teacher, and lecturer. Despres lives in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Kenan Heise spent seven years as a Franciscan monk before starting a thirty-year career at the "Chicago Tribune," His many books include "Chicago the Beautiful" (Bonus, 2001) and "Resurrection Mary: A Ghost Story" (Chicago Historical Bookworks, 1990).

From Library Journal:

This mini-encyclopedia serves as a general Chicago reference tool and visitors guide. It covers nearly every important event, place, person, or concept from Haymarket to Mayor Washington. Part one explores the city's history and is divided into two sections: an encyclopedia and a "timeline of Chicago history" from 1673 when Joliet and Marquette reached Chicago until 1986 when the refurbished Chicago Theater reopened. In both sections the entries are informative and well chosen, although some entries are uneven. Part two is a brief description of the 77 official neighborhoods. A fun and informative quick reference to Chicago's history; certain to appeal to Chicago and urban history buffs. Anne Steinfeldt, Chicago Historical Soc.
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