It Didn't Play in Peoria: : Missed Chances of a Middle American Town (Paperback)

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It Didn't Play in Peoria: : Missed Chances of a Middle American Town Book Description

"Will it play in Peoria?" was an old Vaudeville phrase meaning, "Will it appeal to the average person?" The Illinois city has gained fame through the years, but more often as the butt of jokes or as an example of the typical Middle American town than through any recognition of its many accomplishments. But it had greatness in its grasp, and more than once. Peoria boasts a string of close brushes with prosperity, any one of which could have made it a Chicago or a St. Louis. Charles Lindbergh, for example, first approached Peoria for backing for his historic flight, but the town's moneymen refused him and his Spirit of Peoria, perhaps losing a chance at the airline industry as well.

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Greg Wahl has contributed to It Didn't Play in Peoria: : Missed Chances of a Middle American Town as an author. It Didnat Play in Peoria explores the cityas history from this unique perspective of missed chances, lost causes, and plain bad luckaa cautionary tale of Middle America. Authors Greg Wahl and Charles Bobbitt are long-time Peoria residents who love their city and treat its sore spots with a gentle touch.

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Title:	It Didn't Play in Peoria: : Missed Chances of a Middle American Town
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Author:	Greg Wahl, Charles Bobbitt, Hugh Mc Gowan
Edition:	Paperback
ISBN:	0738525707
EAN:	9780738525709
Publish Date:	2009-07-31
Binding:	Paperback

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