Aurora

Images of America: Illinois

by Jim Edwards, Wynette A. Edwards

The history of Aurora, Illinois is one of diversity. This is the first book to trace the city's early days of its first white settlement through World War I and the early 1920s, as seen through the eyes of its diverse ethnic groups. Immigrants from northern, southern, and eastern Europe, southern Blacks, and Mexicans all came to provide their talents to the massive railroad industry and the dozens of factories in the city, which were producing various products to be used by the entire nation and as well as in the construction of the Panama Canal.

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 7, 1998

Reviews

[Sam Flessner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn’t really go as in depth into the founding and modern history of Aurora like I had hoped, but still provided insight into daily life for Aurorans