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A new form of Southern slavery led to Northern race riotsA tale of heroism in the fight against Illinois corruptionThe epic labor struggle in the ‘Decatur war zone’The Case of the Mad Gasser of MattoonThe Great CommunicatorThe famous architect who was never aloneThe forgotten Maxwell brothersFollowing in Lincoln’s stepsA portrait of the landscape in barnsAffair in a Chicago heat wave
Books | Wednesday, October 31,2007
Literary sleuthing
Clever story will leave you dizzy with literary references
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Recently, during my family excavations, I unearthed a
homemade booklet, “Books Read in 1900,” belonging to my
grandmother. She’d have been 30.
Books | Wednesday, October 24,2007
On reading well
Sara Nelson shares her love of books in a chatty, witty style
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I resisted opening this book, even though it was an
autographed gift from the author’s sister-in-law, a longtime
Springfieldian. I thought that it was ano
Books | Wednesday, October 10,2007
His secret reasons
Biography of grandfather reveals dirty laundry
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Politics beats a big drum in Springfield, and those
disinclined to march to that drum often seek more harmonious cadences
elsewhere. This was true for Mark Fout
Books | Wednesday, June 6,2007
DIY local literature
Two self-published memoirs prove everybody has a story worth telling
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Here are two books by area authors: One describes
growing up on a farm near Carthage, 1930-1950; the other is the memoirs of
a World War II fighter pilot, compi
Books | Wednesday, May 30,2007
The comet, not the tail
Altared looks at weddings from 26 perspectives
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Here’s a curious book for June: 26 personal
essays on weddings — and, occasionally, nonweddings. They touch on
such subjects as plans, preparations,
Books | Wednesday, May 16,2007
Out of Africa
Springfield’s Sydney Kling recounts her Peace Corps journey
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Springfieldian Sydney Kling wanted to mark her
retirement from a nursing career by doing something both different and
worthwhile. She gathered her courage, did
Books | Wednesday, April 4,2007
Giving a voice to our grief
Petrakis weaves a powerful, wrenching tale in Legends of Glory
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Harry Mark Petrakis’ newest collection consists
of eight short stories and a novella. The short stories are vintage
Petrakis, rooted in Chicago’s Gr
Books | Wednesday, March 28,2007
The giant who changed Illinois politics
Arrington pushed the Statehouse into the modern era
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William Russell Arrington — best known as Russ
— was a familiar face and factor in the Illinois General Assembly
from 1945 to 1973. Moreover, he was
Books | Wednesday, March 14,2007
Sisters, doing it for themselves
A look at three women who sparked up early American culture
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Looking for emotion, struggle, determination, and
accomplishment? They’re all there in Megan Marshall’s The Peabody Sisters, a
fascinating look at t
Books | Wednesday, March 7,2007
Praise for Poe and Dante mysteries undeserved
Matthew Pearl could have used an editor
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I do not like thee, Doctor PearlThe reason why is
not mere churlBut you’re so smart — and hence my
qu’rrel —Well, leaving the
nurse
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