Weird Chicago [Paperback]

Troy Taylor (Author), Adam Selzer (Author), Ken Melvoin-Berg (Author)

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Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions (July 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1892523590
ISBN-13: 978-1892523594
Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.3 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 816 g

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The city of Chicago is unquestionably the weirdest and most haunted city in America! With a history dating back to the early 1800s that is filled with violent events, mysterious happenings and a lot of very strange characters, there is no other place like it in the country. Now, in the most complete book ever written on Chicago ghosts and strange history, the creators of the Weird Chicago Tours reveal just how that homegrown weirdness has shaped the city that we know today - and shows that Chicago iw weirder than any city should legally be allowed to be! With notebooks and cameras in hand, the Weird Chicago crew has scoured the city in search of the haunted, the odd and the offbeat. They have tracked down bizarre history, unusual people, weird roadside attractions, forgotten remnants of the past, unexplained happenings and more ghost stories than have appeared in any other book before, plus the truth behind many Chicago hauntings that you only thought you knew! From Hull House to Resurrection Mary, to Dillinger to Al Capone, this book showcases the most unusual aspects of Chicago - and just what makes it so haunted, weird & unique! Packed full of stuff that you aren't going to find anywhere else, this is a journey that you're never going to forget!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Both History AND weird, Jun 7 2010

By The Mystic Eye Of The Hipster - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Weird Chicago (Paperback)

Too often, books on "weird history" are LONG on the "weird", and very, very SHORT on "history".
But here, we get a good, well-written history of Chicago.
Spooky stuff is not lacking, but a good picture of Chicago's odd & occasionally bloody history emerges.

Pleasant to read, well-illustrated, & absorbing. Thumbs up for a book both fun & informative.

A recommendation to the authors for the next edition: include a map of the city.

The Hipster gives it a Big Thumbs UP!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take A Walk On The Wild Side, Nov 18 2010

By Gail K. Powers "Abra" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Weird Chicago (Paperback)

I am reviewing the second edition of this book. What attracted me to it initially was its hip cartoonish cover which was reminiscent of '70's pop art. You might say that I knew this book was going to be fun and more than a little bit off-beat.
I wasn't disappointed. It was everything I thought it would be, but I was also treated to a cornocopia of Chicago lore with a tour guide thrown in.
Exactingly accurate as well as informative, this book is interesting and well-done. It doesn't matter if you know everything there is to know about Chicago or have never visited the place. This book has something for everyone and topics range from organized crime, baseball, oddball tourist attractions, folklore, cemetery tours, history, fun trivia and beyond. The authors as well as their contributors know their subject(s) and it shows.

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