Living Landmarks of Chicago: Audiobook + Exclusive Edition

A project in Chicago, IL by Theresa L. Goodrich
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See and hear Chicago in a whole new light with these tantalizing tales and skyscraper stories. Bringing Chicago's past to life!
Backers: 34
Average Pledge Per Backer: $41

Funded: $1,391 of $1,000
Dates: Apr 11th -> Apr 28th (17 days)
Project By: Theresa L. Goodrich
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Latest News

We're almost to the finish line!

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Our Kickstarter ends at 8am Central this morning!  It's been a learning process. We're so very grateful to everyone who's backed this project and helped bring it to life. It won't be possible to back the project after 8am this morning, but we'll... (Read More)

I hope to give you a literary earworm!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
One last video nearing the end of my and Theresa Carter Goodrich's  Kickstarter campaign for the Audiobook + Exclusive Edition of Living Landmarks of Chicago You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with... (Read More)

We're nearing the finish line!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Jim here today. I thought I'd share with you a video I put together for prospective backers today about our stretch goals and the campaign ending at 8:00 AM CDT on Friday! I hope you enjoy and thank you again for backing us on this project!... (Read More)

Thank you for backing! More stories of Marshall Field, Aaron Montgomery Ward, and others? If we reach our stretch goal, there will be!

April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much for backing our project! We're excited to send you these wild stories of Chicago, and we hope you're excited to read/hear them. I'm also excited because we're halfway to our first stretch goal with four days to go! If we hit our... (Read More)

Self-guided Walking Tours now available as Add-On

April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello again! One of our lovely backers asked: "If we already backed at a different level, do we need to back again to receive the walking tours?" So, I've now added the self-guided walking tours as an add-on! You can add them to any pledge for $5. If... (Read More)

Want to go for a walk? New Reward Level! Self-guided walking tours

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi there! I mentioned in the last update that I'd be including self-guided audio walking tours as a reward level. They're live! I added them at the $25 level and they include three tours, plus the audiobook and e-book. Tours include: Where Chicago... (Read More)

You get an audiobook, and you get an audiobook. Everybody gets an audiobook!

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! And by we, I mean YOU! We hit our funding goal! That means every backer gets to hear the wild stories of Chicago through Jim's mellifluous tones. Yay! To celebrate, here's a condensed story about the Fine Arts Building. Once you hear it,... (Read More)

Wow! What an incredible start. Thank you!

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I didn't know what to expect when Jim and I clicked "Launch" Tuesday morning. What if the response was... nothing? What if nobody backed our project? Or, what if we only had a few and it was obvious we'd never reach our funding goal. Being the... (Read More)

Woohoo! What an incredible start!

April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow. Since this is my first Kickstarter, I wasn't sure what to expect. Wow. Twenty-five hours in and we're at 67.1% of our goal. (When the goal is $1000, it's easy to do the math.) I fully believe we'll be fully funded today. And then we'll shoot for... (Read More)

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