Chicago History for Kids: Triumphs and Tragedies of the Windy City Includes 21 Activities

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS R HIS BOOK WOULD NOT have been possible without the cooperation and participation of many individuals and institutions Joan Sommers deserves my special thanks She was the first one to suggest that I write this book She also did an excellent job of designing the book and its cover and made great improvements to the art project in chapter 8 Linda Bechtle Clare Abbene and Douglas Knox read every page of the manuscript and made many insightful edits and suggestions Bill Hurd provided editorial guidance on several early chapters Several kids read portions of the book and pro vided valuable feedback My most dedicated kid edi tors were my son Patrick Hurd and his cousins Eamon Hurd and Mariel Ian and Julia Abbene If my niece Shannon were old enough to read I'm sure she would have made some valuable suggestions too The following individuals shared expert advice related to pre European human existence in Illinois and Chicago William Iseminger Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Linda Bechtle Midwest Institute for Native American Studies and Frances L Hage mann John Swenson reviewed and made helpful comments about the chapters on Chicago's early his tory and Jerry Crimmins lent his expertise on Fort Dearborn Marc Lipkin at Alligator Records coordinated my interview with Koko Taylor Thanks Koko for the great tips on the craft of writing a blues song Kenan Heise provided many of the wonderful photos that appear in this book The librarians archivists and photo reproduction