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A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England Volume 1

Publiziert am 1. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England Volume 1 – James Savage

A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century has elapsed since the publication of this monumental work, it remains the standard to our day. We do not mean that new information has not been unearthed or that the work is free from errors, but Savage had just the peculiar qualifications necessary. He was so persistent in gathering data and so conservative in his use of them, that a statement made on his authority bears great weight. This work has the whole of New England for its field.
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Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 3

Publiziert am 1. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 3 – Josiah Seymour Currey

Maybe there has never been a more comprehensive work on the history of Chicago than the five volumes written by Josiah S. Currey – and possibly there will never be. Without making this work a catalogue or a mere list of dates or distracting the reader and losing his attention, he builds a bridge for every historically interested reader. The history of Windy City is not only particularly interesting to her citizens, but also important for the understanding of the history of the West. This volume is number three out of five and covers topics like the World’s Fair, Water supply, Parks, the Iroquois Fire, Arts, Bench and … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 2

Publiziert am 1. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 2 – Josiah Seymour Currey

Maybe there has never been a more comprehensive work on the history of Chicago than the five volumes written by Josiah S. Currey – and possibly there will never be. Without making this work a catalogue or a mere list of dates or distracting the reader and losing his attention, he builds a bridge for every historically interested reader. The history of Windy City is not only particularly interesting to her citizens, but also important for the understanding of the history of the West. This volume is number two out of five and covers topics like Douglas and Lincoln in Chicago, the Great Fires, the Civil War, Evanston … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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A Centennial history of the city of Chicago – Its men and institutions

Publiziert am 29. Mai 2017 von Jazzybee

A Centennial history of the city of Chicago – Its men and institutions – Charles Anderson Dana

For sure this book can not claim that it is a complete, comprehensive history of Chicago’s first 100 years, but the publishers believe it contains more important facts concerning the growth of the city during the first century of its existence than many other like publications. The superior arrangement of facts and events mapped out stand for themselves and mirror the condition of the city at the dawn of the 20th century.

A Centennial history of the city of Chicago – Its men and institutions

A Centennial history of the city of Chicago – Its men and institutions

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A Centennial history of the city of Chicago – Its men and institutions

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Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 1

Publiziert am 24. Mai 2017 von Jazzybee

Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 1 – Josiah Seymour Currey

Maybe there has never been a more comprehensive work on the history of Chicago than the five volumes written by Josiah S. Currey – and possibly there will never be. Without making this work a catalogue or a mere list of dates or distracting the reader and losing his attention, he builds a bridge for every historically interested reader. The history of Windy City is not only particularly interesting to her citizens, but also important for the understanding of the history of the West. This volume is number one out of five and covers the time from the period of discovery to the slavery issues of the town … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The History of Cook County, Illinois

Publiziert am 12. Mai 2017 von Jazzybee

The History of Cook County, Illinois – Weston A. Goodspeed

In this book the author, Weston A. Goodspeed, and the editor, Juergen beck, offer a general survey of Cook County history, including a condensed history of Chicago and special account of districts outside the city limits, from the earliest settlement to the time of the turn of the 20th century. There is hardly a book that contains more information and is more complete than this edition with more than 540 pages full of facts and data.

The History of Cook County, Illinois

The History of Cook County, Illinois

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The History of Cook County, Illinois

ISBN: 9783849690175

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A Century History Of The Santa Monica Bay Cities

Publiziert am 12. Mai 2017 von Jazzybee

A Century History Of The Santa Monica Bay Cities – Luther A. Ingersoll

Ingersoll’s book basically consists of three parts: the first and second parts offer a brief history of California and Los Angeles county and are given as a preface to the local history in order that the reader may have a connected story from the date of the discovery of the country. Included here are also sketches of each of the twenty-one Franciscan missions of Alta California. The third and final part deals with the history of the Santa Monica Bay cities and shows their growth and expansion through the years.

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The Herald’s History of Los Angeles City

Publiziert am 7. Mai 2017 von Jazzybee

The Herald’s History of Los Angeles City – Charles Dwight Willard

The career of a city contains as much good material, out of which an entertaining history may be constructed, as does the life of an individual, or the development of a nation; but, for some reason, it has come to pass in America that the preparation of city, or “local”, history has usually fallen into the hands of schemers who exploit the “prominent” citizen for his biography, and throw in something of a narrative, merely as an apology for the book’s existence. The present book is an attempt to supply in convenient and portable shape the material facts in the history of Los Angeles city. It contains nothing in … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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From the Mountains to the Sea – A History of Los Angeles

Publiziert am 1. Mai 2017 von Jazzybee

From the Mountains to the Sea – A History of Los Angeles – John Steven McGroarty

What the author of this book has to tell is the true story of a great City that was founded “by order of the King,” in the old days when the Western World was new. It is the story of a City that, for a century of time after its birth, showed few signs of promise, but which has now come to be the Greatest City of Western America and the metropolis of California— the “Land o’ Heart’s Desire.” The history of any city that can be named almost, is a story of its fortune that came from location or other accident to make … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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A History of California and an Extended History of Los Angeles

Publiziert am 1. Mai 2017 von Jazzybee

A History of California and an Extended History of Los Angeles – James Miller Guinn

Few states of the United States have a more varied, a more interesting or a more instructive history than California, and few have done so little to preserve their history. In narrating the story of California, the author has endeavored to deal justly with the different eras and episodes of its history; to state facts; to tell the truth without favoritism or prejudice; to give credit where credit is due and censure where it is deserved. This accounts also for the prominence of Los Angeles in the second half of this volume. The consolidation of Los Angeles city and the cities of Wilmington, San Pedro … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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