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George Pullman's legacy lies in the town that bears his name. As one of the first thoroughly planned model industrial communities, it was designed to give the comforts of a permanent home to the employees who built America's most elegant form of overnight railroad travel. But the town was more than just a residential wing of sleeper car manufacturing, its 1894 railroad strike led to the national Labor Day holiday. In the early twentieth centur...

George Pullman's legacy lies in the town that bears his name. As one of the first thoroughly planned model industrial communities, it was designed to give the comforts of a permanent home to the employees who built America's most elegant form of overnight railroad travel. But the town was more than just a residential wing of sleeper car manufacturing, its 1894 railroad strike led to the national Labor Day holiday. In the early twentieth centur...

1. Schoon is a strong self promoter and gives lots of lectures and signings 2. Focuses on a unique and diverse part of the state 3. Focuses on Hoosier environmentalism

Kenneth J. Schoon is Professor of Science Education at Indiana University Northwest. He is author of Dreams of Duneland: A Pictorial History of the Indiana Dunes Region (IUP, 2013) and City Trees.

* Covers all the common trees, even non-native ones that might not be found in other guides

Brings to life the remarkable story of the extraordinary Dunes region of Indiana

Kenneth J. Schoon is Professor Emeritus of Science Education at Indiana University Northwest and a Northwest Indiana native. He is author of Dreams of Duneland: A Pictorial History of the Indiana Dunes Region (IUP, 2013), Calumet Beginnings: Ancient Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of Lake Michigan (IUP, 2003) and City Trees.