Remembering Galesburg

Download or read book Remembering Galesburg written by Tom Wilson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galesburg, Illinois, has made quite a name for itself since the first settlers arrived in 1836. It has witnessed the comings and goings of fifteen United States presidents, listened to Louis Satchmo Armstrong, seen the birth of an elephant and served as home of the man who brought the dandelion to America. Lifetime resident and city historian Tom Wilson captures the true spirit of the town through this charming collection of articles from his column, Tracking History. Nuances and details, from the excitement of the Lincoln-Douglas debates to the frustrations of stalemate college basketball, make Remembering Galesburg a sparkling depiction of this towns personality.