Waiting For The Morning Train by Bruce Catton

2013-04-17T00:30:00-05:00

Waiting For The Morning Train
Written by Bruce Catton

eBook, 288 pages | Doubleday | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; History - United States - State & Local - Midwest (Ia, Il, In, Ks, Mi, Mn, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi); History - Social History | $12.99 | April 17, 2013 | 978-0-307-83305-1 (0-307-83305-4)

Bruce Catton, whose name is identified with Civil War history, grew up in Benzonia, Michigan, probably the only town within two hundred miles, he says, not founded to cash in on the lumber boom. In this memoir, Catton remembers his youth, his family, his home town, and his coming of age.

With nostalgia, warmth, and humor, Catton recalls it all with a wealth of detail: the logging industry and its tremendous effect on the face of the state, the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic who first sparked his interest in the Civil War, the overnight train trips on long-gone "sleepers," the days of great resort hotels, and fishing in once clear lakes.

Although he writes of a time and place that are no more, his observations have implications that both underline the past and touch the future.

City of Scoundrels by Gary Krist

2013-04-16T00:30:00-05:00

City of Scoundrels The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
Written by Gary Krist

Trade Paperback, 384 pages | Broadway | History - United States - 20th Century; History - United States - State & Local - Midwest (Ia, Il, In, Ks, Mi, Mn, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi); Social Science - Sociology - Urban | $14.95 | April 16, 2013 | 978-0-307-45430-0 (0-307-45430-4)

The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in Chicago, when an aviation disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational child murder transfixed and roiled a city already on the brink of collapse.

When 1919 began, the city of Chicago seemed on the verge of transformation. Modernizers had an audacious, expensive plan to turn the city from a brawling, unglamorous place into "the Metropolis of the World." But just as the dream seemed within reach, pandemonium broke loose and the city's highest ambitions were suddenly under attack by the same unbridled energies that had given birth to them.
It began on a balmy Monday afternoon when a blimp in flames crashed through the roof of a busy downtown bank, incinerating those inside. Within days, a racial incident at a crowded South Side beach spiraled into one of the worst urban riots in American history, followed by a transit strike that paralyzed the city. Then, when it seemed as if things could get no worse, police searching for a six-year-old girl discovered her body in a dark North Side basement.
Meticulously researched and expertly paced, City of Scoundrels captures the tumultuous birth of the modern American city, with all of its light and dark aspects in vivid relief.

Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content

Random House New Releases - History - United States - State & Local - Midwest (Ia, Il, In, Ks, Mi, Mn, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi) - Between May 24, 2012 and June 23, 2013.

Waiting For The Morning Train by Bruce Catton

Waiting For The Morning Train Written by Bruce Catton

City of Scoundrels by Gary Krist

City of Scoundrels The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern ChicagoWritten by Gary Krist

Waiting For The Morning Train
Written by Bruce Catton

City of Scoundrels The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
Written by Gary Krist