{"product_id":"galesburg-patty-mosher-9781531671761","title":"Galesburg","description":"The origins of Galesburg can be traced to a group of courageous pioneers who came to this gently rolling prairie in 1837 and founded Knox College and the town. The founders were staunch abolitionists, and Galesburg became a major stop on the Underground Railroad. Farmers bought land owned by the college and reaped bountiful harvests from the virgin soil. But, Galesburg was more than just a college and farming community. In the mid- and late-19th century, two major railroads came through town: the Chicago, Burlington \u0026amp; Quincy (CB\u0026amp;Q) and the Atchison, Topeka, \u0026amp; Santa Fe Railroad. The CB\u0026amp;Q built one of the largest rail yards in the nation, and it is still expanding today. Manufacturers took advantage of Galesburg's ready transportation and able workforce, and the once-small town transformed into a successful municipality that offered good jobs and living wages. Small businesses and service companies thrived, and Main Street stores flourished. Images of America: Galesburg contains never-before-published images that show how Galesburg citizens worked, played, and worshipped from the 1880s to the 1960s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patty Mosher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531671764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531671761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Patty Mosher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43991510221055,"sku":"9781531671761","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e52d64d2-ab58-4aa8-8891-4b3b437bdb2b.jpg?v=1683310717","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/galesburg-patty-mosher-9781531671761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}