Reviews for Glory, Darkness, Light: A History of the Union League Club of Chicago

“A skillful re-creation of a crucial institution in Chicago. It is more than a club history, in reality, it reveals much about Chicago and the individuals who served in important leadership positions in the city.”

-Paul Green, Director, School for Policy Studies, Roosevelt University

“Jim Nowlan’s Glory, Darkness, Light is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the critical role that civic groups have played in helping to shape Chicago into one of the great cities of the world. Nowlan’s enjoyable narrative of the history of the Chicago Union League Club carefully documents the positive contribution the Club has made to the Chicago community over the past 125 years of its existence.”

-Jim Edgar, Former Governor of Illinois

“I took Glory, Darkness, Light: A History of the Union League Club of Chicago (Northwestern University Press, 2004) with me on a business trip and quickly found myself so immersed in the Civil War and the turmoil that arose after the early defeats of the Union, and the lack of support felt on the Homefront (even in Chicago). If you are interested in learning about Chicago’s politics, history, and social trends covering the last 125 years - this book certainly delivers, and does so in a very interesting and thought-provoking way.”

-JMH, Chicago, an Amazon review