Hidden History of Ravenswood and Lake View

by Patrick Butler

Book Overview

It's easy to get caught up in the hidden history of Ravenswood and Lake View, like the Harm's Park picnic that lasted fifty-four years or the political gimmickry of the Cowboy Mayor" of Chicago. Who can resist a double take over folk like the "Father of Ravenswood," who kept Chicago from falling to the Confederacy, or the "North Side's Benedict Arnold," who was sent to the electric chair during World War II? If you want to visit the days when the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609498674
• ISBN13: 9781609498672
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"