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'Dime Novel Desperadoes' Captures All the Romance, Grit of the Old Westnew
Like the James brothers, the Maxwells were transformed in popular culture from reviled cold-blooded killers to daring desperadoes in the popular dime novels of the era. Then, unlike the James gang, they were mostly forgotten -- until now.
Illinois Times |
Roland Klose |
07-31-2008 |
Nonfiction
Andrew Ferguson Takes a Fresh Look at Abe Lincolnnew
Yes, parts of Land of Lincoln may seem flip, shallow, not fully informed -- but there is considerably more here to admire than to denigrate.
Illinois Times |
Jacqueline Jackson |
07-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
Grave Robbers and Academicsnew
David LaVere recounts the struggle for rich cache of Indian artifacts.
Illinois Times |
William Furry |
11-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Comet, Not the Tailnew
Altared looks at weddings from 26 perspectives.
Illinois Times |
Jacqueline Jackson |
06-01-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Giant Who Changed Illinois Politicsnew
Arrington pushed the Statehouse into the modern era.
Illinois Times |
Bob Hartley |
03-29-2007 |
Nonfiction
Dan Walker Tells His Storynew
His memoir recalls an exciting yet disappointing chapter in Illinois politics.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
03-28-2007 |
Nonfiction
Just the Facts?new
There's a new kid in town, and his name is creative
nonfiction.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
02-03-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Jonathan Harr, The Lost Painting
Was the War Really Necessary?new
A best-selling history of the Revolutionary War makes a reader wonder if that first war could have been avoided and whether its ultimate success, and the consequent linking of violence with freedom, led to the war in Iraq.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
10-21-2005 |
Nonfiction
People Who Care About Strangersnew
Barasch’s "field notes" are not sermons but tales of true people (and animals) who have chosen the road less traveled and, in doing so, found their way.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
09-02-2005 |
Nonfiction
After the Shine Went Out of Everythingnew
Burkhardt, an assistant professor of English at the University of Illinois at Springfield, has turned her substantial knowledge of Maxwell's work and her unprecedented access to his papers into the first major critical study of this important author.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
04-05-2005 |
Nonfiction
Abe's High Lonesome Soundnew
Ronald C. White Jr. illustrates Lincoln's political maturation, tracing his trajectory in the simplicity and grace of his words. White believes that the quality of the president's rhetoric was the thread that held the Union together.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
02-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Gay Abe? "What Stuff!"new
In this over-hyped biography, Tripp 's evidence of Lincoln's homosexuality is flimsy to nonexistent, and his historical arguments are often dazzling in their vacuity.
Illinois Times |
Charles B. Strozier |
02-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Ex-Officer Tells Her Side of Scandalnew
Renatta Frazier¹s "tell-all" book coughs up answers about, and a few mistakes in, the life of a Springfield cop. Frazier is the black female cop who was wrongly accused of failing to prevent a rape.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
02-05-2005 |
Nonfiction
Balancing Liberty and Securitynew
Although this book is light on discussion about the war on terror and the Patriot Act, the historical lessons learned by previous encounters with First Amendment restrictions can serve as a valuable lesson for those willing to reflect on our history.
Illinois Times |
Stuart Shiffman |
01-25-2005 |
Nonfiction
Which Side Are You On?new
Carl Oblinger had a special interest in the coal
mining battles that tore central Illinois apart in the '30s: Dad was a G-man who helped sabotage the Progressive Miners and dash the hopes of democratic
unionism in the mines.
Illinois Times |
Roland Klose |
11-30-2004 |
Nonfiction
