Neal Samors

Neal Samors is an American author.^[1]

Samors has authored, co-authored and/or published eighteen books about Chicago's neighborhoods, downtown, Michigan Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, nostalgic books about growing up in Chicago, and the eras of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. His book, co-authored with Michael Williams, The Old Chicago Neighborhood: Remembering Chicago in the 1940s, won the 2003 Independent Publisher Book Award first place award in history, his book Chicago in the Sixties: Remembering a Time of Change won the 2007 Independent Publisher Book first place award in history, and his book, Downtown Chicago in Transition ,co-authored with Eric Bronsky, won the 2008 Independent Publisher Book second place award for Midwest Region books, and his book, "The Rise of The Magnificent Mile," co-authored with Eric Bronsky, won the 2009 Independent Publisher Book first place award in the Great Lakes region. He co-authored and published three new books in 2008, including Clark Weber's Rock and Roll Radio, by Clark Weber, Never Put Ketchup On A Hot Dog, by Bob Schwartz, and The Rise of the Magnificent Mile, co-authored with Eric Bronsky. He is also publisher, and co-author with Tony Macaluso and Julia S. Bachrach, of "Sounds of Chicago's Lakefront: A Celebration of the Grant Park Music Festival. He will publish four new books in fall, 2010, including "A Kid From The Windy City," co-authored by Lee B. Stern and Neal Samors; "Paths Through The Wilderness: American Indian Trail Marker Trees" by Dennis Downes, with Neal Samors; "West Town Tavern/Contemporary Comfort Foods" by Chef Susan Goss with Drew Goss; "Chicago's Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway" co-authored by Neal Samors and Bernard Judge; and "Chicago From The Sky: A Region Transformed" by Lawrence Okrent Dr. Samors publishes books through his company, Chicago's Books Press, an imprint of Chicago's Neighborhoods, Inc. He has a PhD and MALS from Northwestern University, an MA from Northern Illinois University and a BA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

References

1. ^ Geyer, Georgie Ann (November 27, 2003). "Strange Nation Needs A Big Dose Of That Old Neighborhood Spirit". The Vindicator: p. A13. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h7dIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=54EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1231,1312214&dq=neal+samors&hl=en. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 

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