Read-alikes and related books

Books like Lost Chicago

24 books recommended for fans of Lost Chicago by David Lowe, tied together by themes of East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI), Midwest, Criticism, and Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI).

Top related books to Lost Chicago

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair

Joseph M. Di Cola

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Wisconsin Lighthouses A Photographic and Historical Guide, Revised Edition

Ken Wardius

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Toledo’s Woodlawn Cemetery

Rebecca Deck Visser and Renee Ciminillo Jayne

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses

Dianna Higgs Stampfler

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Chicago’s Greatest Issue An Official Plan (1911)

The Chicago Plan Commission

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Chicago Then & Now

Elizabeth McNulty

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Chicago on Foot Walking Tours of Chicago’s Architecture

Ira J. Bach

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Criticism

Wisconsin Supper Clubs: Another Round

Ron Faiola

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

A Gazetteer of Illinois

John Mason Peck

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#10

A Crowded Hour Milwaukee During the Great War, 1917-1918

Kevin J. Abing

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#11

Marine City

Eugene Buel

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#12

Haunted Put-In-Bay

William G. Krejci

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#13

Fantasy Farm Amusement Park

Scott E. Fowler

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#14

Motor City Famous Celebrity Homes, Graves and Little-Known Locales

Steve Platto

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#15

Points North Discover Hidden Campgrounds, Natural Wonders, and Waterways of the Upper Peninsula

Mikel B. Classen

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#16

Cleveland Christmas Memories Looking Back at Holidays Past

Gail Ghetia Bellamy

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#17

Dayton Through Time

Curt Dalton

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#18

Old Brooklyn

Historical Society of Old Brooklyn

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#19

Abandoned Detroit

Kyle Brooky

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#20

Ghosts of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Jennifer Billock

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#21

Lost Dayton, Ohio

Andrew Walsh

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#22

Haunted Macomb

Garret Moffett

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#23

Enter the Jungle Photographs and History of the Cincinnati Bengals

James Rapien

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

#24

Return to Wake Robin One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts

Marnie O. Mamminga

Themes: East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) • Midwest • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI), Midwest, Criticism — the same threads that run through Lost Chicago by David Lowe. Among the authors featured: Joseph M. Di Cola, Ken Wardius, Rebecca Deck Visser and Renee Ciminillo Jayne, Dianna Higgs Stampfler, and others.