{"product_id":"dyer-dyer-historical-society-9780738577388","title":"Dyer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat had once been an ancient shoreline of \u003ci\u003eLake Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e, mired with swamp and sand dunes, is today the town of Dyer, Indiana.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDyer's history consists of the old \u003ci\u003eSauk Trail\u003c\/i\u003eturned-highway, strong-willed and hardworking visionaries such as Aaron Hart who drained the swamps and created farmlands, entrepreneurs who developed the early businesses and established Dyer as a town in 1910, and events such as the arrival of the locomotive and automobile that altered the lives of its citizens and shaped Dyer into the populated and bustling town it is today. From a sleepy farming community to a distant suburb of Chicago, the town of Dyer has a history both rich in its own right and very much tied to American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eImages of America: Dyer\u003c\/i\u003e, one will see how a small American town unique to its geological location is impressed onto the land and how influences by events unfolding beyond its borders can help create, and sometimes jeopardize, its identity. Through the photographic collection of the \u003ci\u003eDyer Historical Society\u003c\/i\u003e, Dyer's history unfolds in a beautiful latticework of visuals and text combined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dyer Historical Society,Paul Benninghoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738577383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738577388\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 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Dyer Historical Society","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998624231679,"sku":"9780738577388","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dyer-dyer-historical-society-9780738577388","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}