John R SchmidtJohn R. Schmidt is a fifth-generation Chicagoan. He earned his AB and MA degrees at Loyola University and his PhD in history at the University of Chicago. He has taught at all levels, from kindergarten through college, including more than thirty year in the Chicago Public School System. He has published more than five hundred articles in magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias and anthologies. This is his seventh book. Read More Read Less