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Jerry Dennis

The Living Great Lakes

Award-winning nature author Jerry Dennis reveals the splendor and beauty of North America's Great Lakes in this "masterwork"* history and memoir of the essential environmental and economical region shared…

Tab Bamford

Connor Bedard

A fascinating, inside look at one of the most highly anticipated rookie seasons in NHL history When the Chicago Blackhawks selected Connor Bedard with the first overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft, it wa…

Frank Zappa

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6

Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981)

Hardanger-Suiten Nr.1 & 4

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bjarte Engeset

Cathy Jean Maloney

Olmsted's Riverside

Olmsted's Riverside tells the story of the oasis of Riverside, Illinois, a Chicago suburb planned by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1869. The book describes the village's inception and details …

Bruce White

They Would Not Be Moved

"An 1855 treaty set aside thousands of acres to be the permanent home of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, but in order for members to hold this land it required resolute actions and unwavering commitment. T…

David W Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker

Tales of Ohio's Underground Railroad

Authors David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker separate fact from fiction in the story of Ohio's Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a macabre sort of dance between good and evil in which eac…

Paul A Thomas, Matt M Matthews

Union Guerrillas of Civil War Kansas

A Tumultuous Time in Kansas Both before and during the American Civil War, ragtag groups of Kansas militants patrolled the Kansas-Missouri border. Known as "Jayhawkers" and later "Red Legs," they raided a…

Sharon Dewar, Wendy Gorton

50 Hikes with Kids Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio

"The latest entry into the bestselling 50 Hikes with Kids series highlights the most kid-friendly trails in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. It offers all the basics-maps, length of hike, simple scavenger hun…

Dinese Young

Columbia Tusculum

With a history dating back 2000 years, Columbia Tusculum stands as a vital contributor to the region's development. The lush, strategically located land provided essential resources for native hunting and…

Ron de Beaulieu

Minnesota's Most Notorious Mobster

"Ninety percent of [what] was written about me is bullshit" Isadore Blumenfeld, aka Kid Cann, came to Minnesota as a toddler when his family emigrated from Romania. In Prohibition-era Minneapolis, a city …

Mary Christopher, Mike Rowley

Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines

The Story Behind an Iconic Landmark: Woodland Cemetery Woodland Cemetery was founded in 1848, three years before Des Moines was incorporated as a city. One of the earliest Victorian "garden cemeteries," i…

Daniel Faas

The Granger Railroads of Wisconsin

A contest between grassroots activism and corporate greed In one of the great political and economic movements of the nineteenth century, a fraternal organization of Midwest farmers permanently changed th…

Roger Barr

A Murder on the Hill

"At 7:00 a.m. on December 9, 1937, St. Paul firefighters battling an arsonist's fire in the abandoned Aberdeen Hotel discovered the badly burned body of a woman. The victim was soon identified as 31-year-…

John W Boyer

The University of Chicago

"This institutional history of the University of Chicago, as told by the longtime dean of the college, thoroughly engages with the history and the lived politics of the university. Boyer is both sweeping …

Francis M Veraldi, Stephen M Pescitelli, Philip W Willink

Fishes of the Chicago Region

"The Chicago region is home to rare habitats supporting diverse fish populations. From small creeks to large rivers, and small ponds to one of the world's largest freshwater ecosystems, Lake Michigan, the…

Diane Stresing

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Cleveland

"Get outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hiking trails within an hour or so from Cleveland, Ohio, leading you to scenic beauty. The best way to experience Cleveland is by hiking it! Get outdoors wi…

Nora Wendl

Almost Nothing

The iconic Edith Farnsworth House is a singular glass home designed by Mies van der Rohe. But the oft-told history of the house overwrites Farnsworth’s role as Mies’s collaborator and antagonist while fal…

Anne Morrissy

Street Fight

Street Fight is the untold story of the deadly taxicab wars that plagued Chicago during the 1920s and led to laws that today still govern how cab, limo, and rideshare companies and drivers work every day.