THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1856 - 1956 AN UNCONVENTIONAL XHRONICLE
PAUL M. ANGLE
Verkäufer Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, USA
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 27. Februar 1999
Verkäufer Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 4 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 27. Februar 1999
Beschreibung
THERES IS A PREVIOUS OWNER'S INK SIGNATURE ONF THE FIRST FREE END \PAGE. THERE IS A SMALL HOLE AND RESUDUE OF A PRICE STICKER ON THE FIRST FREE END PAGE. OTHERWISE, THE BOOK WOULD BE IN FINE CONDITION. THIS BOOK WAS ISSUED TO CELEBRATE THE 100 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE AUTHOR, PAUL M. ANGLE, WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY AND A RENOWNED HISTORIAN, AUTHOR AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN SCHOLAR. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DATA ON THE GROWTH OF THE SOCIETY, THE FIRES THAT DESTROYED THE EARLY COLLECTIONS. THE SUBSEQUENT DONATIONS OF MONEY, SERVICE AND MATERIAL BY MANY OF CHICAGO'S NOTABLE CITIZENS RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF BUILDINGS THAT HOUSED THE COLLECTIONS. THE AUTHOR DISPLAYS HIS WIT BY INCLUDING A FOUR PAGE ANECDOTE OF THE SOCIETY REQUESTING SALLY RAND TO DONATE HER PEACOCK FANS TO WHICH SHE AGREED ONLY TO HAVE THE SOCIETYS LEADERSHIP RENEGE ON THE REQUEST AFTER A SECOND THOUGHT ON THEIR HISTORICAL VALUE. THERE IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF SALLY RAND WHO COMMENTED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE CENTURY OF PROGRESS FAIR WAS IN A GREAT RESPECT DUE TO HER DANCES THAT ATTRACTED THE AUDIANCES TO THE FAIR. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2223567
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Titel: THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1856 - 1956 ...
Verlag: CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Erscheinungsdatum: 1966
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Auflage: 1st Edition
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