Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Chicago History
Author | : Adam Selzer |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2012-11-06 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780762791125 |
ISBN-10 | : 0762791128 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Chicago History written by Adam Selzer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightfully wicked look at the badly behaved characters who shaped the history of the Windy City through their deeds and misdeeds. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Chicago History features twenty-five short profiles of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Windy City. It reveals the dark side of some well-known and even revered characters from Chicago's past—both part-time Jerks and others who were Jerks through and through.