the only female cousin on my father’s side, and I share the second syllable – a generational marker that wasn’t traditional for girls. When my parents enrolled me in public school – Waters Elementary on the north side of Chicago – I became Kathy. Before we go on, my Dear Reader, ...
the maids inform her that Grandfather William is not present and give in to her plea to let her investigate. Candy goes to the Chicago bank which is owned by Grandfather William. But he is not there either, only George. He takes her to Lakewood and finally presented to her mysterious bene...
The construction of a canal had drained its swamps and also provided a port on the Lake, so that agricultural products could be shipped out to Chicago and other markets. Sawmills, fruit canning companies, manufacturers, and a tourist industry all grew quickly in this late nineteenth century boo...
The same work includes a sort of meditation on the figures of the alphabet, the original forms of certain of its letters ("How I discoursed one night with an apparition on the first origins of the alphabet"). 8 NEW LITERARY HISTORY change value is extended indefinitely." They are right ...