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PLACES TO SEE IN CHICAGO:
Walking Chicago: 35 Tours of the Windy City's Dynamic Neighborhoods and Famous Lakeshore by Robert Loerzel
History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A by Greg Borzo
https://amzn.to/3w8fcQF
Fodor's Chicago (Full Color Travel Guide)
https://amzn.to/3P6Mmc0
Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark by Douglas Bukowski
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LONG GONE CHICAGO:
Remembering Edgewater Beach Hotel by John Holden and Kathryn Gemperle
https://amzn.to/3lbaWe5
1893 Chicago's Columbian Exposition: Arts & Culture from the Doorstep of the 20th Century by Michael Finney
https://amzn.to/3AZZJEj (Paperback)
https://amzn.to/3seTBEr (Audible Audiobook)
https://amzn.to/3J1DFMj (FREE with Kindle Unlimited)
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The Stadium: 1929-1994: The Official Commemorative History of the Chicago Stadium by Don Hayner
https://amzn.to/3IHfvXX
Chicago Stadium by Paul Michael Peterson
https://amzn.to/3MnT0Jw
Mother Chicago: Truant Dreams and Specters Over The Gilded Age by Martin Billheimer
https://amzn.to/3lAWtsK
CHICAGO MOVIES/TV DISCUSSED ON THE PODCAST:
The Untouchables (1987 - 4K, Blu-Ray, DVD)
https://amzn.to/3wTFXZz
The Untouchables TV Show (with Robert Stack DVD)
https://amzn.to/39Wcx5f
The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (The Cocoanuts / Animal Crackers / Monkey Business / Horse Feathers / Duck Soup)
https://amzn.to/3vcEOeE [Blu-ray]
Backdraft 4K (also blu-ray):
https://amzn.to/3u5rpmd
CHICAGO BASEBALL:
First Negro League Champions, The: The 1920 Chicago American Giants by Bush, Bauer, Johnson, and others
https://amzn.to/3G8amrs
Black Baseball in Chicago by Larry Lester, Sammy J. Miller, & Dick Clark
https://amzn.to/3MsPspb
Black Baseball and Chicago: Essays on the Players, Teams, and Games of the Negro Leagues' Most Important City edited by Leslie A. Heaphy
https://amzn.to/3PAFiVg
Best Pitcher in Baseball, The: The Life of Rube Foster, Negro League Giant by Robert Charles Cottrell
https://amzn.to/3yR8hOS
Only The Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams by Robert Peterson
https://amzn.to/3wtnyDT
Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, The by William Brashler
https://amzn.to/39MEiNH
Josh Gibson: A Life In The Negro Leagues by William Brashler
https://amzn.to/39JBBw1
BOOKS ABOUT THE SEEDY HISTORY OF CHICAGO:
Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero by Douglas Perry
https://amzn.to/3wTEcNj
Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago by Max Allan Collins
https://amzn.to/3lT69hM
Sin In The Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul by Karen Abbott
https://amzn.to/3AlJ7W9
Sinister Chicago by Kali Joy Cramer
https://amzn.to/2WV7F9V
Murder & Mayhem in Chicago's Vice Districts by Troy Taylor
https://amzn.to/3zgTBGl
Second City Sinners: True Crime From Historic Chicago's Deadly Streets by Jon Seidel
https://amzn.to/3g5n1js
Unknown Chicago Tales by John R. Schmidt
https://amzn.to/3x6GgPh
The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Underworld by Herbert Asbury
https://amzn.to/3zlYL3D
To Serve and Collect: Chicago Politics and Police Corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal, 1855-1960 by Richard C. Lindberg
https://amzn.to/3qwZ2Pz
Return To The Scene of the Crime: A Guide To Infamous Places in Chicago by Richard C. Lindberg
https://amzn.to/3ohE7NG
Murder and Mayhem on Chicago's South Side by Troy Taylor
https://amzn.to/3BeIjmg (paperback)
https://amzn.to/3kkBVmK (FREE with Kindle Unlimited)
VARIOUS EPISODE-RELATED ITEMS:
THE BEATLES IN CHICAGO:
Joy and Fear: The Beatles, Chicago, and the 1960s by John F. Lyons
https://amzn.to/2NcJfUs
CHICAGO AND THE CIVIL WAR:
Chicago to Appomattox: The 39th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War by Jason Baker
https://amzn.to/3II8cyB
Civil War: An Illustrated History, The by Geoffrey C. Ward
https://amzn.to/3f3tYBz
Civil War: The Story of the War with Maps, The by David Detweiler
https://amzn.to/3lwRzeY
Libby Prison Breakout: The Daring Escape From The Notorious Civil War Prison by Joseph Wheelan
https://amzn.to/30YZ3Op
Civil War, The, A Film By Ken Burns
https://amzn.to/3IOceWc
LEO KORETZ, CHICAGO’S GREATEST SWINDLER:
Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation by Dean Jobb
https://amzn.to/3P2uNtQ
THE WINGFOOT AIR DISASTER:
City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth To Modern Chicago by Gary Krist
https://amzn.to/3MIYxK3
Fill the Heavens With Commerce: Chicago Aviation, 1855-1926 by David Young
https://amzn.to/3OOr1E8
THE MARX BROTHERS:
Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage by Robert S. Bader
https://amzn.to/3jBh2nv
Groucho and Me by Groucho Marx
https://amzn.to/3uJNmeb (Paperback)
https://amzn.to/3uMAlk0 (on Kindle for $2.99)
The Annotated Marx Brothers: A Filmgoer's Guide to In-Jokes, Obscure References and Sly Details by Matthew Coniam
https://amzn.to/3JKbG3Z
Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx by Stefan Kanfer
https://amzn.to/3vnHKFH
POLICE CHIEF FRANCIS O’NEILL, CHICAGO’S SAVIOR OF IRISH MUSIC:
Chief O'Neill's Sketchy Recollections of An Eventful Life in Chicago by Francis O'Neill, edited by Ellen Skerrett and Mary Lesch
https://amzn.to/3MJoRon
Beat Cop, The : Chicago's Chief O'Neill and the Creation of Irish Music by Michael O'Malley
https://amzn.to/3M0DS3v
Harvest Saved, A: Francis O'Neill and Irish Music in Chicago by Nicholas Carolan
https://amzn.to/3KE2UFg
O'Neills' Music of Irish by Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill
https://amzn.to/3KEAuLy
Dance Music of Ireland: O'Neill's 1,001 by Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill
https://amzn.to/3MKdVqA
Irish Folk Music: A Fascinating Hobby (1910) by Francis O'Neill
https://amzn.to/3MJzGH3
Black Police in America by W. Marvin Dulaney
https://amzn.to/3J7OMDR
“LOVE CHARLIE” – CHARLIE TROTTER COOKBOOKS
Lessons in Excellence From Charlie Trotter by Paul Clarke and Charlie Trotter
https://amzn.to/3lKP9uR
Home Cooking With Charlie Trotter by Charlie Trotter and Kipling Swehla
https://amzn.to/3vejyoG
Charlie Trotter's Desserts by Charlie Trotter
https://amzn.to/3vfUFsE
Charlie Trotter's: A Pictoral Guide To The Famed Restaurant and Its Cuisine by Ed Lawler
https://amzn.to/3lKQceh
CHICAGO ITEMS (PERFECT FOR GIFT GIVING):
Greenline Goods Whiskey Glasses - 10 Oz Tumbler Gift Set for Chicago lovers, Etched with Chicago Map | Old Fashioned Rocks Glass - Set of 2
https://amzn.to/3FrjSFr
Chicago Map Coasters by O3 Design Studio, Set Of 4, Sapele Wooden Coaster With City Map, Handmade
https://amzn.to/3vNyDiN
Chicago Skyline City Chicago Watercolor Art Print 8x10inch
https://amzn.to/3OLbsNE
Chicago Navy Pier 1000 Piece Dowdle Puzzle (1000 piece)
https://amzn.to/3k67Ibq
