Author: Carley R. Robison
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738507620
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Galesburg, Illinois, is a town proud of its history and heritage. From its founding by courageous and determined pioneers in 1837 to the present day, it has been referred to in many ways--including "The Ideal City" and "The Buckle on the Corn Belt." Galesberg, Illinois in Vintage Postcards uses postcards as the lens to focus on the fascinating history of this Midwestern town. Throughout its history, the postcard has always been a popular means of communication. Looking back at them now, we are offered a unique insight into the places and times illustrated on the cards, and an intimate look at the people sending these cards to loved ones in faraway locations.
Galesburg Illinois in Vintage Postcards
Author: Carley R. Robison
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738507620
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Galesburg, Illinois, is a town proud of its history and heritage. From its founding by courageous and determined pioneers in 1837 to the present day, it has been referred to in many ways--including "The Ideal City" and "The Buckle on the Corn Belt." Galesberg, Illinois in Vintage Postcards uses postcards as the lens to focus on the fascinating history of this Midwestern town. Throughout its history, the postcard has always been a popular means of communication. Looking back at them now, we are offered a unique insight into the places and times illustrated on the cards, and an intimate look at the people sending these cards to loved ones in faraway locations.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738507620
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Galesburg, Illinois, is a town proud of its history and heritage. From its founding by courageous and determined pioneers in 1837 to the present day, it has been referred to in many ways--including "The Ideal City" and "The Buckle on the Corn Belt." Galesberg, Illinois in Vintage Postcards uses postcards as the lens to focus on the fascinating history of this Midwestern town. Throughout its history, the postcard has always been a popular means of communication. Looking back at them now, we are offered a unique insight into the places and times illustrated on the cards, and an intimate look at the people sending these cards to loved ones in faraway locations.
Boom, Bust, Exodus
Author: Chad Broughton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199765618
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Recounts the closing of Maytag's Galesburg, Illinois plant and its relocation to Reynosa, Mexico, and details how the economic shift affected individuals in both cities.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199765618
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Recounts the closing of Maytag's Galesburg, Illinois plant and its relocation to Reynosa, Mexico, and details how the economic shift affected individuals in both cities.
The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois
Author: Owen W. Muelder
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786473007
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fugitives fleeing from slavery in Kentucky, Missouri, and points farther south traversed the entire state of Illinois while moving northward. But they were most likely to receive help from Underground railroad operators if they passed through western Illinois, where a good number of Underground Railroad agents lived. This book briefly discusses the Underground Railroad throughout the United States and all of Illinois. It addresses at length the activities of Underground Railroad operators, both black and white, in western Illinois. The compelling efforts of these people have been surprisingly neglected; this book examines in detail their significant contributions to this heroic chapter in American history.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786473007
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fugitives fleeing from slavery in Kentucky, Missouri, and points farther south traversed the entire state of Illinois while moving northward. But they were most likely to receive help from Underground railroad operators if they passed through western Illinois, where a good number of Underground Railroad agents lived. This book briefly discusses the Underground Railroad throughout the United States and all of Illinois. It addresses at length the activities of Underground Railroad operators, both black and white, in western Illinois. The compelling efforts of these people have been surprisingly neglected; this book examines in detail their significant contributions to this heroic chapter in American history.
Still Points
Author: Barry Lee Swanson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737285502
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Philip Zumwalt is an accomplished musician, poet, and idealist-a dreamer. Fresh out of college in 1940, he takes a job as a music teacher in a small, rural Illinois town. His plan is to teach for a few years hoping to save enough money to finance his dreams: go to Chicago to become a professional musician and get his pilot's license. These dreams dominate his thoughts until one summer night when he meets Elinor Robinson. Philip and Elinor's forbidden romance-and the specter of war hanging over the country-put Philip's dreams on hold. When he enlists in the Army Air Force, the gifted artist goes on an unpredictable journey of lost innocence. Life and death hang in the balance as he overcomes his fears and spiritual doubts in a desperate effort to survive aerial combat in the maelstrom of the Southwest Pacific Theater. In the end, a single dream remains for Philip: to return home to the woman he loves. Based upon the World War II diaries of the real Philip Zumwalt, this debut novel is a bittersweet tale of the transcendent power of love and reminds us of the immense sacrifices made by the men and women of that era.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737285502
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Philip Zumwalt is an accomplished musician, poet, and idealist-a dreamer. Fresh out of college in 1940, he takes a job as a music teacher in a small, rural Illinois town. His plan is to teach for a few years hoping to save enough money to finance his dreams: go to Chicago to become a professional musician and get his pilot's license. These dreams dominate his thoughts until one summer night when he meets Elinor Robinson. Philip and Elinor's forbidden romance-and the specter of war hanging over the country-put Philip's dreams on hold. When he enlists in the Army Air Force, the gifted artist goes on an unpredictable journey of lost innocence. Life and death hang in the balance as he overcomes his fears and spiritual doubts in a desperate effort to survive aerial combat in the maelstrom of the Southwest Pacific Theater. In the end, a single dream remains for Philip: to return home to the woman he loves. Based upon the World War II diaries of the real Philip Zumwalt, this debut novel is a bittersweet tale of the transcendent power of love and reminds us of the immense sacrifices made by the men and women of that era.
Always the Young Strangers
Author: Carl Sandburg
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0544784014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and historian recalls his midwestern boyhood in this classic memoir. Born in a tiny cottage in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878, Carl Sandburg grew with America. As a boy he left school at the age of thirteen to embark on a life of work—driving a milk wagon and serving as a hotel porter, a bricklayer, and a farm laborer before eventually finding his place in the world of literature. In Always the Young Strangers, Sandburg delivers a nostalgic view of small-town life around the turn of the twentieth century and an invaluable perspective on American history.
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0544784014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and historian recalls his midwestern boyhood in this classic memoir. Born in a tiny cottage in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878, Carl Sandburg grew with America. As a boy he left school at the age of thirteen to embark on a life of work—driving a milk wagon and serving as a hotel porter, a bricklayer, and a farm laborer before eventually finding his place in the world of literature. In Always the Young Strangers, Sandburg delivers a nostalgic view of small-town life around the turn of the twentieth century and an invaluable perspective on American history.
Record of Todd's Improved Chester-white Swine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chester White swine
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chester White swine
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Report
Author: Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Todd's Improved Chester-white Swine
Author: American Chester-White Record Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chester White swine
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chester White swine
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
I Love Galesburg in the Springtime
Author: Jack Finney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Illustrated History of Nebraska
Author: Julius Sterling Morton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nebraska
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nebraska
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description