Oak Park
Subtitle: the evolution of a village
By: David M. Sokol
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781609490706
Subjects: Social life and customs; Economic conditions; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A place between the lake and the river; title: Early settlement; title: Expansion after the Chicago Fire; title: A village is born; title: Becoming Oak Park; title: Growing pains; title: From World War I to World War II; title: Postwar challenges; title: The quest for racial and economic diversity; title: The all-American city, the Exchange Congress, heritage tourism, and junior high schools; title: Challenges from within and without; title: Economic development and the character of the village.