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1812
In 1812, Chicago was not a city. It was a contested outpost at the edge of a widening war. From the fall of Fort Dearborn to the death of Tecumseh, the balance of power in the Northwest Territory shifted, and the ground beneath modern Chicago was permanently altered Continue reading
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The Men Before the Map
In 1673, Marquette and Jolliet slipped into the ancient waterways that shaped the continent long before Chicago existed. Their journey through Lake Michigan, the Fox, the Wisconsin, and the dark artery of the Messipi reveals a world older, wilder, and far more powerful than any map suggested; a world that changed everything. Continue reading
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