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Myths and mysteries of Illinois : true stories of the unsolved and unexplained

Title
Myths and mysteries of Illinois : true stories of the unsolved and unexplained / Richard Moreno.
Author
Moreno, Richard.
Publication
Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot Press, [2013]

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Description
viii, 199 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
Series Statement
Myths and mysteries series
Uniform Title
Myths and mysteries series
Subject
  • Curiosities and wonders > Illinois > Anecdotes
  • Legends > Illinois > Anecdotes
  • Crime > Illinois > Anecdotes
  • Curiosités et merveilles > Illinois > Anecdotes
  • Légendes > Illinois > Anecdotes
  • Crime
  • Curiosities and wonders
  • Legends
  • Illinois > History > Anecdotes
  • Illinois > Anecdotes
  • Illinois > Histoire > Anecdotes
  • Illinois
Genre/Form
  • Anecdotes
  • Biography
  • Biographies.
  • Anecdotes.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- The gasman cometh -- Big bird on the loose -- Macomb's firebug -- Tragedy in the suburbs -- Burning mysteries -- Mary, Mary quite contrary -- The horror -- Accidental shooting or assassination? -- Possession in Watseka -- Invasion of phantom gasbags -- Did anyone really starve on Starved Rock? -- The new monster of the Midway -- Virgil Ball's obsession -- The diabolical Dr. Holmes.
ISBN
  • 9780762778270
  • 076277827X
LCCN
2012050290
OCLC
  • 812254298
  • ocn812254298
  • SCSB-14512856
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library