{"product_id":"abandoned-cairo-illinois-regina-daniel-9781634996266","title":"Abandoned Cairo, Illinois: The Deserted Delta","description":"The story of Cairo, Illinois, is one of constant struggle, beginning with repeated attempts to establish the town. Those efforts eventually paid off: Cairo grew from just a handful of settlers into a flourishing port city and a crossroads of Midwestern commerce.\u003cbr\u003eBut the town's success was overshadowed by a combination of hardships--structural vulnerabilities and devastating floods, decades of racial tension and discrimination, and a steady decline in population driven by ruin and racism. While Cairo recovered from the flooding, the lasting wounds of violence and inequality left residents divided. The rise of interstate highways and modern infrastructure only deepened the isolation, bypassing Cairo and cutting it off from the economic lifelines it once depended on.\u003cbr\u003eToday, collapsing houses mark a community struggling to survive. Yet these same struggles have become the foundation of Cairo's identity, shaping the resilience and the voice of a town too often forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Regina Daniel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1634996267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634996266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e America Through Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Regina Daniel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175889383679,"sku":"9781634996266","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f076f55-5374-4c82-83fe-7bb702a15567.jpg?v=1771336219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abandoned-cairo-illinois-regina-daniel-9781634996266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}