Weird Chicago: A History of Mysteries, Strange Tales, and Hauntings across the Windy City

I doubt that this book missed many strange occurrences in and around Chicago I enjoyed reading the e-book Weird Chicago: A History of Mysteries, Strange Tales, and Hauntings across the Windy City because I lived and worked in that general area for three years in the late 80s and early 90s. The book starts out discussing the early history of Chicago has a trading post in the 17th century. Next, the book described the. ForeverAStudent said This is another one of those compendiums of interesting stories. This is another one of those compendiums of interesting stories that Charles River Editors puts out about various places. This one talks about weird creatures, UFOs, ghosts, etc. 

This book offers a sampling of strange, unexplained, and just plain odd stories from Chicago that have fascinated people in and around the region for centuries.. Architects descended upon the city for the opportunity to rebuild the area, and over the next few decades they had rebuilt Chicago with the country’s most modern architecture and monuments. That’s due in no small part to the way Chicago responded to the Great Fire of 1871. When the war came, the close proximity of British forces compelled American military officers in the area to attempt to evacuate the garrison at Fort Dearborn, but misunderstandings and a lack of time resulted in Potawatomi warriors ambushing the soldiers and several civilians before they could retreat back to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Immediately after the fire, Chicago encouraged inhabitants and architects to build over the ruins, spurring creative architecture with elaborate designs. Though it started as a 300 person settlement in 1832, Chicago’s location near the Great Lakes and its access to the Mississippi River turned it into a major trading city overnight. The city became even more important when railroads were constructed to connect the country, making it the first major city in the “West” during the mid-1