3 Fields Books
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Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest
$24.95 Add to cartHow do the stories we tell about Midwestern places influence or reflect our experiences? How is the literature of a place or a region relevant to the people who live there? In this expansive anthology… [more below]
- Author: Oler, Andy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: December 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0252088972
- Language: English
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The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music
$24.95 Add to cart“The music business is not a meritocracy: it is a crapshoot taking place in a septic tank balanced on the prow of the Titanic, a venal snake pit where innovation, creativity, and honest business pract… [more below]
- Author: Miller, Rob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0252088964
- Language: English
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Chicago Transit Hikes: A Guide to Getting Out in Nature Without a Car
$18.95 Read moreTaking the train to nature in Chicagoland
Beyond the steel and asphalt await natural spaces that are easy to access and balm for the soul. Lindsay Welbers’s guide tells readers how to use Chicagoland- Author: Welbers, Lindsay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 0252088913
- Language: English
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Almost Nothing: Reclaiming Edith Farnsworth
$19.95 Add to cartThe iconic Edith Farnsworth House is a singular glass home designed by Mies van der Rohe. But the oft-told history of the house overwrites Farnsworth’s role as Mies’s collaborator and antagonist while… [more below]
- Author: Wendl, Nora
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 025208876X
- Language: English
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Justice Batted Last: Ernie Banks, Minnie Mi?oso, and the Unheralded Players Who Integrated Chicago’s Major League Teams
$22.95 Read moreOn May 1, 1951, Orestes “Minnie” Mi?oso took the field for the Chicago White Sox and broke the color line for Chicago major league baseball. Ernie Banks integrated the Chicago Cubs two years later. Th… [more below]
- Author: Zminda, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: March 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0252088492
- Language: English
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The Daley Show: Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago’s Richard M. Daley
$34.95 Read more“You have to have passion. You have to have honesty in office. You have to love the people.” Those words summed up the outlook, if not always the actions, of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Elected to… [more below]
- Author: Claypool, Forrest
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 0252046196
- Language: English
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Graceland Cemetery: Chicago Stories, Symbols, and Secrets
$19.95 Read moreChosen for the 2024 Illinois Reads Program by the Illinois Reading Council
One of Chicago’s landmark attractions, Graceland Cemetery chronicles the city’s sprawling history through the stories of its
- Author: Selzer, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 0252086503
- Language: English
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Down Ballot: How a Local Campaign Became a National Referendum on Abortion
$21.95 Read moreWhen an obscure primary election met the culture wars
In 1990, a suburban Chicago race for the Republican Party nomination for state representative unexpectedly became a national proxy battle over abo
- Author: Wohl, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0252087585
- Language: English
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Jolliet and Marquette: A New History of the 1673 Expedition
$24.95 Read moreOften viewed in isolation, the Jolliet and Marquette expedition in fact took place against a sprawling backdrop that encompassed everything from ancient Native American cities to French colonial machi… [more below]
- Author: Walczynski, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0252087356
- Language: English
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Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest’s Remarkable Past
$19.95 Read moreThe Midwest’s place at the crossroads of the nation makes it a rich travel destination for anyone interested in the history and heritage of the United States. Cynthia Clampitt’s guide to heartland his
- Author: Clampitt, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 10, 2022
- ISBN10: 0252086376
- Language: English
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Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design
$29.95 Add to cartConnecting to nature with native plants
Landscaping with native plants has encouraged gardeners from the Midwest and beyond to embark on a profound scientific, ecological, and emotional partnership wi
- Author: Vogt, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0252086775
- Language: English
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Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites
$19.95 Read moreA BookRiot Most Anticipated Travel Book of 2023
Italian beef and hot dogs get the headlines. Cutting-edge cuisine and big-name chefs get the Michelin stars. But Chicago food shows its true depth in cl
- Author: Eng, Monica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0252087054
- Language: English
