Chicago Review Press

Progressive Nation

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US
Catalog Number: 
Book, Pohlen, Jerome
Date: 
2008
Edition: 
First Edition
Abstract: 
"Visit the Battlegrounds and celebrate the victories of the civil libertarians, feminists, African Americans, gays, lesbians, environmentalists, labor organizers, and media activists who have worked to create a just peaceful society." *
Language: 
English
Notes: 
*taken from the back of the book
Format: 
ISSN/ISBN: 
9781556527173
Item Donor: 
Chicago Publisher's Gallery

Radical Disciple: Father Pfleger, St. Sabina Church, and the Fight for Social Justice

Catalog Number: 
Book McClory
Date: 
2010
Abstract: 
Veteran reporter and journalism professor Bob McClory tells the story of Father Michael Pfleger, the controversial, activist pastor of St. Sabina's Catholic Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood--and one of the few white men (let alone priests) to be the undisputed leader of an African-American religious community.
Language: 
English
Format: 
ISSN/ISBN: 
9781569765289
Item Donor: 
Justin Sengstock

Our Chicago, Faces and Voices of the City

Catalog Number: 
Book, Richard Younker
Date: 
1987
Edition: 
First Edition
Abstract: 
This book is a series of candid portraits accompanied by poetry and monlogues given by the subjects. The words of some have been mixed and matched with others to tell new and differnt stories that still represent the collective Chicago Younker seeks to represent.
Language: 
English
Notes: 
The author was born and raised, and educated in Chicago. He had been working as a freelance photographer for thirteen years at the time of publication. His work appeared in the magazines of the Chicao-Sun TImes and Chicago Tribune Magazines respectively.
Format: 
Contributors: 
ISSN/ISBN: 
1556520220

The Nature of Chicago

Catalog Number: 
Book, Abrams, Isabel S.
Date: 
1997
Abstract: 
A guidebook exploring out-of-doors activities and places to visit for the nature lover of Chicago.
Language: 
English
Subjects: 
Format: 
ISSN/ISBN: 
1556523122

One Part Honor: Stories and Faces of Chicago's Olive Branch

Date: 
1993
Abstract: 
A collection of photographic portraits of and stories about guests at the Olive Branch Mission shelter and rehabilitation center.
Language: 
English
Format: 
ISSN/ISBN: 
1556521995

Good Medicine: The First 150 Years of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

Catalog Number: 
Book Bowman, Jim
Date: 
1987
Edition: 
First Edition
Abstract: 
This is a story of medicine as it moved from the pioneer care-giving era of the early 1800s to the sophisticated health settings of today. It is the story of the many colorful, caring physicians whose vision helped spawn new ways to educate caregivers and new methods to heal the sick...and of the generations of dedicated health professionals and civic leaders who, over the past 150 year, shaped one of the nation's leading academic health centers. It is the story of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center.
Language: 
English
Notes: 
The abstract is an excerpt taken from the back summary of the original edition.
Format: 
ISSN/ISBN: 
1556520166

Mayors, Madams, and Madmen

The Madness of Art: A Guide to Living and Working in Chicago

Catalog Number: 
b.18
Date: 
1996
Volume: 
1st ed.
Abstract: 
"This is the insider's guide for anyone looking to make it in the Windy City arts scene. Whether your field is art, poetry, dance, comedy, film, theater, literature, opera, jazz, or rock n' roll, this hitchhiker's guide to Chicago's arts galaxy tells you where to go, who to talk to, and how to get gigs, showings, auditions, productions, openings and more." Also contains interviews.
Language: 
eng
Format: 
ISSN/ISBN: 
1-55652-268-1