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Frommer's Chicago
Wiley 2011; US$ 19.99Full Color Throughout! Plus a free, full-color foldout Map. Insider advice on Chicago's burgeoning dining scene, which includes rising stars like Grant Achatz, as well as the best spots to sunbathe by the lake, take in famous artworks, such as Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, and where to find the best live blues. Where to find the best deep... more...
Frommer's Chicago Day by Day
Wiley 2012; US$ 13.99Map your own adventure. Chicago Day by Day is the perfect answer for travelers who want to know the best places to visit and the best way to see the city. Packed with color photos, this bestselling guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Chicago in a short time--with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight... more...
Lewis and Clark
Shell Education 2009; US$ 7.99Two captains of the Corps of Discovery, Lewis and Clark, are on a mission to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. With the help of Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian, Lewis and Clark are able to locate and barter with the Shoshone and are able to secure horses to aid them in their journey over the Rocky Mountains. more...
Immigration
Shell Education 2009; US$ 7.99Follow the struggles, hardships, and tragedies of two immigrant familiesan Italian Catholic family and a Russian Jewish family from their arrival at Ellis Island in 1914 until they become United States citizens five years later. more...
Pioneer Trails
Shell Education 2005; US$ 8.99Pioneers experienced hardships during their journey through the West, which led them on the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail. The moving and travels of these pioneers affected not only their lives, but also the American Indians, Americas animals, and the country. more...
Reiseberichte und Geschichtsdichtung
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 377.00Volume 3 contains works on historical consciousness (e.g. chronicles, biographical writings and historical songs) and spatial experience (e.g. narratives of pilgrims, fictional descriptions of journeys and accounts of real expeditions). more...
Oddball Indiana
Chicago Review Press 2002; US$ 11.95Square Donuts. The World?s Largest Stump. Oscar the Monster Turtle. Johnny Appleseed?s grave. The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. While other travel guides tell you about yet another cozy bed-and-breakfast and bike trails through Brown County, Oddball Indiana offers wacky travel destinations and little-known historical... more...
Oddball Minnesota
Chicago Review Press 2003; US$ 11.95Land of the world?s largest prairie chicken, birthplace of Spam, and home of the world?s oldest rock, this is Minnesota, where summers are short, winters are long, and back-road wonders abound. This entertaining guide wastes no time with descriptions of scenic lakes, pristine bike trails, or quaint cafés. Instead it directs travelers (and residents)... more...
Cofa Sacagawea
Aladdin 2008; Not AvailableDescribes how Sacagawea found adventure guiding Lewis and Clark to the Oregon coast. more...
Toward a Tenderer Humanity and a Nobler Womanhood
NYU Press 1997; US$ 65.00During the Progressive Era, over 150 African American women's clubs flourished in Chicago. Through these clubs, women created a vibrant social world of their own, seeking to achieve social and political uplift by educating themselves and the members of their communities. In politics, they battled legal discrimination, advocated anti-lynching laws,... more...









