East Chicago

by Jane Ammeson, Evan Ammeson (With), Andy Prieboy (Introduction)

Overview

Once an almost impenetrable landscape of dunes, marshes, and woodlands hugging the southern shore of Lake Michigan, the land comprising what would become East Chicago was a developer's dream for the emerging steel industry. Considered one of the country's ultimate melting pots, four out of five of its citizens hailed from other countries, each bringing their valued cultures and traditions to this thriving metropolis. The industrial jobs, requiring hard work and much grit, provided a way out of poverty, but the area also offered beautiful parks and mansions along the waterfront, as well as great schools, neighborhoods, and civic organizations. East Chicago had a sense of vitality and the essence that the American dream was available for all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439655054
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	03/14/2016
Series:	Images of America Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Jane Ammeson was born and raised in East Chicago. She has written numerous history books, including Holiday World, Miller Beach, and Brown County, as well as A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana. Evan Ammeson has a degree in communications from Holy Cross College and works in marketing and design. He lives in St. Joseph, Michigan. The images for this book come from a variety of public and personal collections, including Calumet Regional Archives, Indiana University Northwest; the East Chicago Public Library; Andy Prieboy; Steve Shook; and the authors' family collections.