Author : Karla Zimmerman
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 18,17 MB
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1581579241
Great Escapes: Chicago presents fresh weekend escapes both in and around Chicago. Organized in an innovative format, it dispenses information and advice according to themes including “Eat,” “Play,” and “Learn.” As one of the few guidebooks devoted to weekend escapes from Chicago, Great Escapes: Chicago appeals to residents of Chicago and its metropolitan region desiring quick and inexpensive vacations and reignites interest in nearby Chicago.
Author : Bonnie M. Rubin
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 13,94 MB
Release : 1998-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762701957
Desperate for a vacation but short on time? Pack an overnight, grab a copy of this book, and head for one of its fabulous destinations. Covering little-known treasures and "must-see" attractions alike, this is the perfect guide to take on the road whenever you get the urge to get out of the urban jungle and explore the scenic byways, now in its third edition and thoroughly revised, this guide offers specific itineraries to Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin, guaranteed to revitalize the spirits and clear out the brain. All the details needed for an unforgettable minivacation are right here at your fingertips, including suggestions on dining, lodging, activities and annual events, as well as detailed directions on how to get there.
Author : First Books
Publisher : First Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 34,7 MB
Release : 2004
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780912301532
Author : Marilyn Odesser-Torpey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 32,87 MB
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0762765712
We’ve done the planning. You do the packing. When you only have a few days to get away, why spend half your time preparing? Quick Escapes® From Philadelphia frees you from the details and puts you on the road to an enjoyable time away from home. Inside you’ll find fifteen quick getaways within driving distance of the City of Brotherly Love. With this guide, you’ll find enough variety to suit every budget and taste. Features: • Easy-to-follow itineraries for 36- to 48-hour minivacations • Recommendations for the best places to visit, dine, and sleep • Options for a variety of interests • Accurate driving directions and route maps • Information on festivals and special events
Author : Marilyn McFarlane
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 23,82 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781564402837
Author : Susan Farewell
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 32,38 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781564403698
Each quick escape includes travel directions, destination highlights, and information on activities, restaurants and picnic sites, lodgings, special events and festivals, and shopping, as well as local sources of information.
Author : DK Eyewitness
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0744064805
Chicago, is a perfect blend of big-city sophistication and small-town hospitality, with its good-humoured warmth, gleaming skyscrapers, outstanding museums and vibrant art scene. Your DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide ensures you'll find your way around Chicago with absolute ease. Our regularly updated Top 10 travel guide breaks down the best of Chicago into helpful lists of ten - from our own selected highlights to the best architecture, restaurants, blues and jazz joints, and of course, shopping destinations. You'll discover: • Seven easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend, or a week • Detailed Top 10 lists of Chicago's must-sees, including comprehensive descriptions of the Willis Tower and Its Views, The Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, the Navy Pier, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Magnificent Mile, Millennium Park and Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park • Chicago's most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, going out and sightseeing • Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip - including movie locations, fun for kids, hidden gems off the beaten path and things to do for free • A laminated pull-out map of Chicago and its environs, plus five full-color neighborhood maps • Street-smart advice: get ready, get around, and stay safe • A lightweight format perfect for your pocket or bag when you're on the move DK Eyewitness Top 10s have been helping travellers to make the most of their breaks since 2002. Looking for more on Chicago's culture, history and attractions? Try DK Eyewitness Chicago.
Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 22,56 MB
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545658470
Could an entire city really burn to the ground? Oscar Starling never wanted to come to Chicago. But then Oscar finds himself not just in the heart of the big city, but in the middle of a terrible fire! No one knows exactly how it began, but one thing is clear: Chicago is like a giant powder keg about to explode.An army of firemen is trying to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its path, including Oscar! Will Oscar survive one of the most famous and devastating fires in history? Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this New York Times-bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!
Author : Robert E. Burns
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 16,80 MB
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0820343013
I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! is the amazing true story of one man's search for meaning, fall from grace, and eventual victory over injustice. In 1921, Robert E. Burns was a shell-shocked and penniless veteran who found himself at the mercy of Georgia's barbaric penal system when he fell in with a gang of petty thieves. Sentenced to six to ten years' hard labor for his part in a robbery that netted less than $6.00, Burns was shackled to a county chain gang. After four months of backbreaking work, he made a daring escape, dodging shotgun blasts, racing through swamps, and eluding bloodhounds on his way north. For seven years Burns lived as a free man. He married and became a prosperous Chicago businessman and publisher. When he fell in love with another woman, however, his jealous wife turned him in to the police, who arrested him as a fugitive from justice. Although he was promised lenient treatment and a quick pardon, he was back on a chain gang within a month. Undaunted, Burns did the impossible and escaped a second time, this time to New Jersey. He was still a hunted man living in hiding when this book was first published in 1932. The book and its movie version, nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1933, shocked the world by exposing Georgia's brutal treatment of prisoners. I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! is a daring and heartbreaking book, an odyssey of misfortune, love, betrayal, adventure, and, above all, the unshakable courage and inner strength of the fugitive himself.
Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher :
Page : 1896 pages
File Size : 11,22 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN :
