• Swedes in Moline, Illinois 1847-2002 - (Book - Amazon.com) : Thousands of Swedes settled in Moline, Illinois, from the late 1840s through the 1920s. For many years they made up the largest ethnic group in the city. They came to work in the plow factories and to join relatives who were here before them. Lilly Setterdahl has drawn from many different sources and brought forward a mosaic of facts and photographs. The reader will learn about the environment facing the new immigrants, how they conquered the challenges of adapting to another culture and language to become Americans and, in many cases, significant contributors to society.
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• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America - (Book - Amazon.com) : Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book's categorization to be sure that The Devil in the White City is not, in fact, a highly imaginative novel. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor. The magical appeal and horrifying dark side of 19th-century Chicago are both revealed through Larson's skillful writing.
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• The Encyclopedia of Chicago - (Book - Amazon.com) : Developed by the Newberry Library with the cooperation of the Chicago Historical Society, The Encyclopedia of Chicago is the definitive historical reference on metropolitan Chicago. More than a decade in the making, the Encyclopedia brings together hundreds of historians, journalists, and experts on everything from airlines to Zoroastrians to explore all aspects of the rich world of Chicagoland, from its geological prehistory to the present.
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• We Enlisted as Patriots: The Civil War Records of Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artlty - (Book - Amazon.com) : By Linda Barnickel. Well documented history that contains complete muster roll information , an account of the battery’s service, and a complete transcription of the battery order book. 1998, 162 pp., 2 indices (unit soldiers, general), paper. -

• Yates Phalanx: The History of the Thirty-Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Veteran Infantry - (Book - Amazon.com) : This text provides a detailed history of Illinois' Thirty-Ninth--the Union regiment which named itself 'Yates Phalanx' after the governor of the state. Formed in April 1861, the Thirty-Ninth Illinois Volunteer Veteran Infantry fought in Civil War campaigns from the winter of 1861 to its muster-out on December 6, 1865; indeed, the Thirty-Ninth was the lead regiment that held Lee's forces at Appomattox Court-House. 1994, 419 pp., 8.5x11, illus., maps, appendices, index, paper. -

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