True Tales of Aurora, Illinois

Check in on visits from Orville Wright, Casey Stengel, John Dillinger and JFK. Learn about the Aurora man who hired Abe Lincoln to defend his business and the police chief who solved the nation's most gruesome crime. Discover what happened to the man who recorded a landmark blues song in Aurora's tallest tower and how a boy born in the city's poorest neighborhood went on to play for the Chicago Bears in Matt Hanley's fascinating collection of stories from the City of Lights.

Acknowledgements	p. 5
Founding Brothers	p. 7
Abraham Lincoln and the Aurora Water Wheel Case	p. 11
A City of Lights	p. 18
The Wright Stuff	p. 25
Casey at the Molar	p. 32
In the Line of Duty	p. 41
On the Trail of a Killer	p. 56
The Two Burials of Three-Fingered Hamilton	p. 73
Sonny Boy's Blues	p. 79
Leap Year Ladies	p. 88
Medal of Honor	p. 93
From Boxcars to Bears	p. 101
Kennedy and Nixon	p. 108
Bibliography	p. 115
About the Author	p. 127
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True Tales of Aurora, Illinois

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