Capone's Cornfields: The Mob in the Illinois Valley, Paperback - Dan Churney

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Reducere. A number of ill-meaning residents of North Central Illinois tried to iron out their problems with questionable solutions in the years before World ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Mafia in the United States might be a shadow of its former self, but in the New York/New Jersey metro area, there are still wiseguys...

Reducere. Spurred first by the civil rights debates of the 1960s and 1970s, then by the culture wars of the following decades, the Chicago Historical Society...

When the doctor said those fateful words, "You have cancer, " Dan Kallesen thought his life was over. His PSA (prostate-specific antigen) number, a...

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In 1930s Antwerp, having fled a pre war Poland with her family, Zoshia, a young Jewish girl, battles to survive intense persecution from the Nazis ...

Reducere. Explains to outsiders the conflicts between the financial interests of the coal and land companies, and the moral rights of the vulnerable mountain...

Reducere. Eastern Illinois Panthers Football chronicles the legend and lore of this storied program, from the early days under coach and university-auditor-o...

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Reducere. Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the HeartlandThe book features comprehensive entries for 96 rocks and minerals of Wisconsin, Illinoi...

Reducere. Survival comes hard in the frozen wilderness.When a gang of wanted men seeks refuge in the mountains, a bounty hunter enlists Moses Calhoun as a gu...

The continuing adventures of Dai Morrisey through the war yearsPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Bronwen HosieNumber of pages: 96Publicati...

Reducere. 1. Peace: A Beginning2. Pictures of a City (including 42nd at Treadmill)3. Cadence and Cascade4. In the Wake of Poseidon (including Libra's Theme)5...

Publisher: Trine DayAuthor(s): Geno MunariNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x 228 x 32Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedes...

Reducere. Claire Swedberg and Rita Hupy conducted hundreds of interviews to investigate what role a community plays in the arts, and what the arts can bring ...

Guidebook to 30 varied walks of 3 - 10 miles, in the valley of the Wye, the most scenic river in England and Wales, between Chepstow in the south a...

Reducere. Prairie Plants of Illinois is an easy-to-use guide for identifying over 100 of the most common grasses, wildflowers, and shrubs found on the prairi...

The complete story of the origins and evolution of the black American blues tradition, drawing extensively on oral history interviews.

How to start, grow, and succeed in the food truck business. Food trucks have become a wildly popular and important part of the hospitality industry...

Reducere. Once the largest silver producer in the world, Wallace became notorious for labor uprisings, hard drinking, gambling and prostitution. As late as 1...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Allan R. May"Crimetown, U.S.A." is a narrative of organized crime in Youngstown, Ohio and the surrounding Mahoning Valley d...

Reducere. Crossroads of the continent, Land of Lincoln, hub of commerce--or, as Charles Dickens viewed it, a landscape "oppressive in its barren monotony"--I...

Tells the story of Hollywood's depiction of American journalism from the start of the sound era. This work argues that films have relentlessly play...

Examines the lost films and directors of the 1950s. Contrasting traditional themes of love, marriage, and family, the author's 1950s film world unv...

A discussion of current practices in modern dance trainingPublisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): Melanie BalesNumber of pages: 280Public...

Reducere. From Pulitzer Prize winner Teresa Carpenter comes the captivating true-crime story of a Mafia moll--"the female counterpart of the pseudonymous Hen...

The New Investor's Guide To Owning A Mobile Home Park: Why mobile home park ownership is the best investment in this economy and step by step instr...

Publisher: Webster's Digital ServicesAuthor(s): Dana RasmussenIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 116Publication date: ...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Douglas CenturyNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 230 x 31Cover type: PaperbackRedescop...

DescriptionThe French voyageur cuts a dashing figure in our imaginations, so much so we often overlook the reality of his profession: it was a job....

Maya is a special 11-year-old girl. Diagnosed with scoliosis as a baby, she is still a spunky, impulsive dreamer who decides to meet with her mothe...

Beyond biography: a legendary performer's legacy of symbolismPublisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): Bennetta Jules-RosetteIllustration(s...

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60 of these works of art have been captured in brilliant color photographs for this volume: the Hall of the States General at Blois, the Saumur and...

A light-hearted collection of comic tales from established radio scriptwriter Michael Bartlett. My Village in the Valley is a quiet unassuming plac...

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Reducere. "Brings to life the fight world of that era. Mr. Mitchell's account is full of memorably drawn scenes, and the stories we haven't heard before make...

Publisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): James TenneyNumber of pages: 504Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 157 x 235 x 35Cover type: Paper...

Reducere. Winchester was the capital of the Northern Neck of VA for almost 40 years, headquarters for George Washington during his military apprenticeship, t...

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Combining cutting edge theories with empirical research, this timely book offers an in-depth analysis of current platform-based radical movements t...

Reducere. The local and regional shows staged throughout America use musical theater's inherent power of deception to cultivate worldviews opposed to mainstr...

Reducere. Joyce Herr started a new chapter in her life in March of 2017 when she was diagnosed with cancer. At times, this experience led her through some de...

Reducere. As idyllic as eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley may be, there's an unexpected dark side. Serial killers, mass murderers, violent gangs and outri...