 | A Natural History of the Chicago Region (Center Books on Chicago and Environs) by Joel Greenberg
Buy new: $25.20 / Used from: $33.87 What was the Chicagoland area like before European settlement? Read this intriguing account.
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 | Chicago History for Kids: Triumphs and Tragedies of the Windy City Includes 21 Activities (For Kids series) by Owen Hurd
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.95 An excellent book on Chicago for adults and children alike. Includes many hands-on activities (see the Peczkis review), suitable for the classroom or home school.
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 | City in Time: Chicago by Ray Furse
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.19 A beautiful pictorial history of Chicago. Includes several Chicago "firsts" and contains a bibliography for further reading about this exciting city.
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 | Lost Chicago by David Garrard Lowe
Buy used from: $4.99 Insights into Chicago's distinctive buildings.
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 | Chicago Then and Now (Compact) (Then & Now Thunder Bay) by Elizabeth McNulty
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $5.85 A then-and-now picture book of major Chicago landmarks.
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 | Above Chicago by Robert Cameron
Buy new: $23.49 / Used from: $0.40 Chicago and some of its suburbs from an unusual perspective--literally.
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 | The Archdiocese of Chicago: A Journey of Faith by Edward R. Kantowicz
Buy used from: $49.25 What would Chicago be without its religious architecture? Here is an annotated atlas of Chicago's Catholic Churches.
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 | Science Fun in Chicagoland: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Thomas W. Sills
Buy used from: $0.01 A good resource for science-inclined and science-savvy Chicagoans.
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 | Polish Chicago: Our History, Our Recipes by Joseph W. Zurawski
Buy used from: $37.50 Many ethnic groups have contributed to Chicago, notably the Poles. Here is a mini-encyclopedia of the achievements of Chicago's Poles and Polish-Americans.
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 | Polish-Jewish Relations in North America (Polin Vol. 19)
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $18.99 Includes an excellent study, by Dr. John Radzilowski, of interethnic relations in early 20th-century Chicago, especially between Jews and Poles.
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 | Great Chicago Fires: Historic Blazes That Shaped a City (Illinois) by David Cowan
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $6.23 No understanding of Chicago would be complete without its history of severe fires, including the one that destroyed the original City of Chicago in 1871.
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 | The Best Christmas Decorations in Chicagoland by Mary Edsey
Buy used from: $0.09 Although somewhat dated, this excellent guide shows the creativity of Chicagoans in decorating their properties at Christmas time. It can be enjoyed at any time of the year.
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 | Mount Carmel and Queen of Heaven Cemeteries (IL) (Images of America) by Cynthia Savaglio Jenny Floro-Khalaf
Buy new: $15.59 / Used from: $17.22 The interred at these cemeteries include famous and infamous Chicago personages, such as Al Capone.
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 | Weird Illinois by Troy Taylor
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $8.89 A compendium of the unusual in Illinois, notably in the Chicago area.
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 | Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City by Ursula Bielski
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.47 Chicago has a rich heritage of ghostlore, and this modest-sized book discusses some of it.
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 | Out of the Blue: The Remarkable Story of the 2003 Chicago Cubs. by Chicago Tribune
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $0.01 The Cubs are an inseparable part of Chicago. Ah, those long-suffering Cub fans!
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