Eye of the Storm: Chanute Closes (Rantoul, Illinois) Air Force Base
Language: English
Published by Green Gables Publishing, 2000
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Craig Stark, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Craig Stark
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 85.71
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First and only printing of former Rantoul, Illinois Mayor Katy B. Podagrosi's detailed, historical account of Chanute Air Force Base and its dramatic impact on the community of Rantoul, Illinois after its closure in 1993, having operated since 1917. Citizens struggled mightily to repurpose what was lost economically - or at worst minimize the consequences, but to this day Rantoul hasn't recovered. Notably, Chanute Air Force Base served as a vital pilot and technical training facility during World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. The installation heavily anchored the regional economy of central Illinois.In December 1988, the federal government recommended the base for decommissioning, prompting Mayor Podagrosi to publicly warn that losing thousands of military and civilian jobs would be devastating for Rantoul. Includes historical documentation, personal anecdotes, diagrams, and illustrations. Podagrosi recounts the town's defensive efforts against the federal base-realignment ax and outlines the long-term economic decline?as well as the resilient survival efforts?of the community in the years that followed. Scarce. Rarely surfaces in commerce. Several copies only in WorldCat Library Database. 156 pp. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and small area patch of label residue to back panel. An unusually presentable copy of an important Illinois history. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Eye of the Storm: Chanute Closes (Rantoul, Illinois) Air Force Base
- Author
- Katy B. Podagrosi
- Publisher
- Green Gables Publishing
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
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