Sinister Chicago
Windy City Secrets, Urban Legends, and Sordid Characters
Seiten
2020
Globe Pequot Press (Verlag)
978-1-4930-4516-7 (ISBN)
Globe Pequot Press (Verlag)
978-1-4930-4516-7 (ISBN)
The bone-chilling breeze off Lake Michigan carries unnerving whispers of days gone by.
Sinister Chicago is a comprehensive chronicle of every unknown, unusual, or otherwise unexplained event that has happened in Chicago’s short history. This book will tackle the baffling beginnings of some of the most tragic events the city has witnessed and the unexplained genesis of some of Chicago’s wildest landmarks. Author Kali Cramer will uncover the sinister foundations of Chicago’s urban legends and unravel the facts around its most notorious murder cases. She looks below the superficial stories of Chicago’s most infamous characters and chronicles the tragic accidents that and stranger things that have left their mark on the city.
Sinister Chicago is a comprehensive chronicle of every unknown, unusual, or otherwise unexplained event that has happened in Chicago’s short history. This book will tackle the baffling beginnings of some of the most tragic events the city has witnessed and the unexplained genesis of some of Chicago’s wildest landmarks. Author Kali Cramer will uncover the sinister foundations of Chicago’s urban legends and unravel the facts around its most notorious murder cases. She looks below the superficial stories of Chicago’s most infamous characters and chronicles the tragic accidents that and stranger things that have left their mark on the city.
Kali Cramer is the editor of UrbanMatter Chicago, an online magazine and city guide. She currently lives in Oak Park, IL, where she has both an easy commute and a strong connection to the city of Chicago. Kali holds a bachelor’s degree in English and Communication from Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL. She’s worked as a content creator and has written for Chicago Scene Magazine. She is connected with the Chicago media world and will tap local history resource including The Chicago Public Library, the Newberry Library, and the Chicago History Museum, for this project. Her experience in research and writing for a popular audience will make this book thorough and accessible.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs |
| Verlagsort | Old Saybrook |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 268 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4930-4516-4 / 1493045164 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4930-4516-7 / 9781493045167 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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