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Oak Park : the evolution of a village

Title
Oak Park : the evolution of a village / David M. Sokol.
Author
Sokol, David M.
Publication
Charleston, SC : History Press, 2011.

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Description
206 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Economic history
  • Manners and customs
  • Oak Park (Ill.) > History
  • Oak Park (Ill.) > Social life and customs
  • Oak Park (Ill.) > Economic conditions
  • Illinois > Oak Park
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
A place between the lake and the river -- Early settlement -- Expansion after the Chicago Fire -- A village is born -- Becoming Oak Park -- Growing pains -- From World War I to World War II -- Postwar challenges -- The quest for racial and economic diversity -- The all-American city, the Exchange Congress, heritage tourism, and junior high schools -- Challenges from within and without -- Economic development and the character of the village.
ISBN
  • 9781609490706
  • 1609490703
LCCN
2011007654
OCLC
  • ocn704121183
  • SCSB-9643360
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library