{"product_id":"glen-ellyn-russ-ward-9780738540153","title":"Glen Ellyn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a fascinating journey through the history of Glen Ellyn, Illinois with more than 200 vintage photographs and anecdotes from the locals who experienced it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlen Ellyn took its name from a Victorian real estate development whose massive promotional campaigns brought this unusually beautiful village to the attention of city dwellers eager to move their families away from the grimy, coal-fired environs of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The story begins with hardy New Englanders who felled trees to build log cabins, broke the virgin prairie sod, and trapped wild game in the marshlands that would become greater Chicago, continuing through the radical changes that came with the railroad and the \u003ci\u003eCivil War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003ePotawatomi Indians\u003c\/i\u003e and pioneers to an important \u003ci\u003eUnderground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e station; from a luxurious lakeside health resort with a fabulous grand hotel to one of Chicago's premier suburban communities, Glen Ellyn presents the village's rich history with evocative photographs from the collection of the \u003ci\u003eGlen Ellyn Historical Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russ Ward, Glen Ellyn Historical Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738540153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738540153\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 06\/07\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.41d","brand":"Russ Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992309694719,"sku":"9780738540153","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_909ee331-c6ec-454c-9aee-2de2ae9f5108.jpg?v=1683315282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/glen-ellyn-russ-ward-9780738540153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}