{"product_id":"downers-grove-revisited-montrew-dunham-9780738531953","title":"Downers Grove Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravel through time to meet the people and visit the places that have given Downers Grove its rich, unique heritage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a May evening in 1832, a solitary 50-year-old man on horseback rode toward an oak grove that rose majestically from the quiet Illinois prairie. Stopping at this beautiful site, the man bent a sapling to mark his claim to the rich Illinois farmland that would be his for the settling. In that singular act, Pierce Downer founded the town that would bear his name: Downers Grove, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe could hardly have imagined the remarkable development of the bucolic prairie town, 22 miles west of Chicago, as it grew to a thriving suburb with a population of nearly 50,000. Many unique and influential people have shaped the history of Downers Grove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Montrew Dunham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738531952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738531953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.56w x 0.39d","brand":"Montrew Dunham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947034018047,"sku":"9780738531953","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_451bcea5-64f6-408b-8f01-96fe8b08f128.jpg?v=1681516316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/downers-grove-revisited-montrew-dunham-9780738531953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}