Graceland Cemetery : Chicago stories, symbols, and secrets
(2022)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
977.311/SELZER,A

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 977.311/SELZER,A Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Champaign, IL : 3 Fields Books, an imprint of the University of Illinois Press, [2022]
DESCRIPTION

xii, 300 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780252086502, 0252086503, 9780252086502
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

The Cemetery Entrance -- The Sherman Plot -- The Pyramid, the Column, the Mastaba -- The Getty Family Tomb -- The Eddy Triangle

"One of Chicago's landmark attractions, Graceland Cemetery chronicles the city's sprawling history through the stories of its people. Local historian and Graceland tour guide Adam Selzer presents ten walking tours covering almost the entirety of the cemetery grounds. While nodding to Graceland's famous figures, Selzer also leads readers past the vaults, obelisks, and other markers that call attention to less recognized Chicagoans like: Jewel Lafontant-Mankarious, the first Black woman shortlisted for the United States Supreme Court; Engineer and architect Fazlur Khan, the Bangladeshi American who revived the city's skyscraper culture; The still-mysterious Kate Warn, the United States' first female private detective; Cough syrup mogul Peter Fahrney, whose alcohol-rich product became a Prohibition favorite. Filled with photographs and including detailed maps of each tour route, Graceland Cemetery is an insider's guide to one of Chicago's great outdoor destinations for city lore and history"--

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