Waukegan; Illinois has a long history; with a rich and varied heritage. Countless individuals; businesses; and organizations have contributed to that heritage; and continue today to contribute to the legacy of this community. One of Waukegans most notable citizens was Jack Benny. Throughout his long career he regularly cited his hometown and its influence on him; and he often contributed to the city with his many appearances. But he wasnt the only person to bring fame to Waukegan. Edward Amets motion picture projector and Johnsons outboard motors made Waukegan memorable in the minds of millions. And Louise Dekoven Bowens generosity is a source of pride to its residents.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Quite exoticBy DarkleI enjoyed the photos. Quite exotic. More text would be even better.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. With so many buildings and structures to choose from.it is very diffict to tell Irelands history;but this is a good attempt.By Jerry GuildThis is a very unusual .interesting and informative book about buildings and structures in Ireland .and their historical significances.The author has chosen 50 buildings and other man-made constructions from different parts of Ireland and uses them to explain Irelands long and complicated history.For each of his choices.he providesa photograph and explains by whom and why it was constructed.He describes iwhere and why it helps to explain the history of that particular building and others similar to it.In each case.the author gives much more detail as to the history and not as much about the details of the structures construction . layout or detailed construction .other that a photograph.Hence.this is really much more a book of history than a book of details about structures.The book consists of 200 pages and is constructed of excellent paper.very good printing.good color rendition.a good Index and a quality hard cover and dust jacket.I have a book in my library called "A Short History Of Ireland" .which I often think is an oxymoron;but this book really is a short history of Ireland .by an author of other historical books.One of which is "a Concise History of Modern Ireland".Part of any countrys history is definitely the buildings and various structures that the people construct;and that makes this book a very different approach to a countrys history.The photographs are all in color and give a good idea of the structure involved .but they are basically snapshots rather than high quality photographs. On the dust jacket it shows that the photograph of the author is credited to Anthony Georgriff.but I did not find any mention of who took the other bphotographs.I suspect they may have been by the author.
