Evanston: A Tour Through the City's History

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Evanston: A Tour Through the City's History is written by Margery Blair Perkins and published by Lulu.com. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0615771793 (ISBN 10) and 9780615771793 (ISBN 13).

Local historian Margery Blair Perkins (1907-1981) provides a detailed narrative charting the growth and development of the North Shore city of Evanston, Illinois, a place boasting a rich and multi-layered history. Perkins brings the citys past to life through stories of its residents, architecture, and growth over the years. She charts the development of the city from its earliest days when it was known as the settlement of Grosse Pointe and later Ridgeville to its modern manifestation as a bustling city just outside of Chicago. Within a larger historical narrative, Perkins provides biographies of noted residents as she documents the evolution of the citys organizations, cultural life and institutions, such as Northwestern University.