Brad Schwartz: 4 books
Broadcast Hysteria
Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the United States heard a startling report of a meteor strike in the New Jersey countryside. With sirens blaring in the background, announcers in the field described mysterious creatures, terrifying war machines, and thick clouds of poison...
Scarface and the Untouchable
Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
The new definitive history of gangster-era Chicago–a landmark work that is as riveting as a thriller
A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
“An extraordinary achievement. The writing is riveting, the research impeccable.” *—*Sara Paretsky
“Gripping. ... Reads...
The Birth of Downtown Cleveland
A Vision Interrupted
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2018
The 1903 Group Plan for Cleveland's downtown laid out a vision of Neoclassical splendor, an open civic area filled with grand fountains, graceful sculptures and formal gardens. Like most projects of its kind, it was supposed to take only one generation to complete. But the path to prosperity and beauty...
by Brad Schwartz
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The Great Lakes Exposition was held in Cleveland during the summers of 1936 and 1937, drawing seven million visitors over its two-year run. The exposition was intended to observe the city's centennial anniversary and to celebrate the Great Lakes Region. It was also hoped that it would help lift the city's...