Herman Kogan
Encyclopedia
Herman Kogan spent fifty years covering Chicago
, many with the Chicago Sun-Times
. He is the author of Yesterday's Chicago (E.A. Seeman, 1976) and several nonfiction books with fellow journalist
Lloyd Wendt
, including Give the Lady What She Wants: The Story of Marshall Field & Company (Rand McNally, 1952), Big Bill of Chicago (Bobbs-Merrill, 1953), and Lords of the Levee
(Bobbs-Merrill, 1943). He also wrote The Great EB: The Story of the Encyclopædia Britannica (University of Chicago Press, 1958).
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, many with the Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
. He is the author of Yesterday's Chicago (E.A. Seeman, 1976) and several nonfiction books with fellow journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
Lloyd Wendt
Lloyd Wendt
Lloyd Wendt was a long time Chicago journalist and the author of a number of books. After a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's, Wendt died in a nursing home in Sanford, Florida.-Publications:...
, including Give the Lady What She Wants: The Story of Marshall Field & Company (Rand McNally, 1952), Big Bill of Chicago (Bobbs-Merrill, 1953), and Lords of the Levee
Lords of the Levee
Lords of the Levee is a 1943 non-fiction book by long time Chicago Tribune reporters Lloyd Wendt and Herman Kogan in one of three collaborations about the city of Chicago, focusing on its politicians "Bathhouse" John Coughlin and "Hinky Dink" Kenna, notorious alderman for the City of Chicago's...
(Bobbs-Merrill, 1943). He also wrote The Great EB: The Story of the Encyclopædia Britannica (University of Chicago Press, 1958).
External links
- Herman Kogan Papers at the Newberry Library