Legendary Locals of Wheaton, Illinois

by Keith Call

A city is not merely its structures but also its citizens, the men and women working hard and raising families, aspiring to ideals or lofty dreams. Since its founding as a farm community by tough New England sodbusters, Wheaton has provided residency for an amazing array of personalities, from ex-slave William Osborne to astronaut Shannon Lucid, from sculptors to preachers, from intensely focused athletes to "ordinary" citizens performing extraordinary,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467100110
• ISBN13: 9781467100113
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"