The History of Homewood
Author : The Yea and District Historical Society
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Author : The Yea and District Historical Society
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Author : James R. Wright
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,67 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1467127272
From its beginnings as one of the first stops on the Illinois Central Railroad in 1853, to its position as "the jewel of the south suburbs" today, Homewood has had a rich and varied history. Located 25 miles south of Chicago, Homewood has capitalized on its location along a major rail line, Canadian National Railway today, and the network of interstate expressways that continue to fuel its growth and prosperity. This access to transportation allowed the industrious Gottschalk family to make a fortune selling hay to Chicago's stockyards and, later, bricks to communities throughout the area. Rail access, combined with the abundance of hayfields surrounding Homewood, allowed the area to be transformed into a golfer's paradise at the start of the 20th century and into a suburban bedroom community by mid-century.
Author : In Memory of
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Page : pages
File Size : 35,52 MB
Release : 2014-07-26
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ISBN : 9781320077552
Author : Michael J. Hinko
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Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,93 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Homewood (Ill.)
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Author : J. G. D. Paul
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File Size : 19,76 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Homewood, Baltimore
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Author : John Edgar Wideman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 46,95 MB
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1982148896
From “master of language” (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman, a reissue of the revered trilogy that launched his career—two novels and story collection all set in Wideman’s own hometown. Damballah, Hiding Place, and Sent for You Yesterday provide a stunning introduction to the uncompromising work of John Edgar Wideman, whose literary achievements have inspired The New York Times to name him “one of America’s premier writers of fiction.” Damballah’s narratives examine the vexed history of Homewood, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood whose origins are rooted in a time when slavery was still legal in the United States of America. The novels Hiding Place and Sent for You Yesterday personalize and interrogate that history’s presence in the contemporary lives of Homewood people and all Americans. Deeply concerned that designations such as “economically oppressed” or “Black” continue to dismiss and marginalize rather than embrace communities like the one in which he was raised, John Edgar Wideman—employing words on the page as his weapon—has dedicated himself to recording the weight, beauty, complexity, and justice that he believes Homewood’s voices, stories, and lives have earned and deserve. In 1983, The Homewood Trilogy signaled the arrival of a major voice in American literature. Forty years later, this edition of the Trilogy celebrates Wideman’s ongoing contribution by offering these masterworks to a new generation of readers.
Author : John Gilman D'Arcy Paul
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 50,32 MB
Release : 193?
Category : Architecture, Domestic
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Author : Ethel Armes
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Page : 688 pages
File Size : 50,65 MB
Release : 1910
Category : History
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 14,50 MB
Release : 1942
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Author : Shawn Wright
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File Size : 14,96 MB
Release : 2020-09
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ISBN : 9781735582269