Springfield: An Intimate History

Explores Springfield’s rich history and the stories of its colorful citizens, from sports figures to gangsters, highlighting its past and present.

Springfield was once a pinnacle city, coined the “Champion City” and “City at the End of the Road,” among its many monikers. Today it retains a great portion of quintessential Americana, and though no longer a major player in commerce as in its early days, the congenial familiarity of its streets and residents remains. This book lightly touches up...