Bill Nunes
Born: 1939 in East St. Louis, Illinois
Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Nunes was born in East St. Louis, Illinois and lives in Glen Carbon. Biography: Bill earned three college degrees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He is a retired social studies teacher and school administrator from Edwardsville High School and is the author of 15 books on the history and nostalgia of St. Louis, East St. Louis, and Illinois. He has written 20 other books on general history covering such topics as the Civil War, History of Iowa, World War II, Route 66, the Old West, Mixed Martial Arts, American Heroes, the American Revolution, and Ted Turner Classic Movies. He writes a regular column for the Edwardsville Intelligencer newspaper and has had several of his editorials published in the opinion section of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. In 2016, he wrote the book, American Heroes and Icons, (McNaughton), and the city of Glen Carbon honored him as a Hometown Hero.
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Web: http://billnunes.com/index.html
Selected Titles
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284 Things a Bright St. Louis/Southern Illinois Boy Can Do! ISBN: 9780978799472 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, IL] : [Bill Nunes], [Glen Carbon, IL] : ©2010. A guide for boys (or girls) to learn how to make things, fix things, play games, etc. to help make them a well-rounded individual. |
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301 Things a Bright St. Louis/Southern Illinois Girl Can Do! ISBN: 0978799461 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, IL] : [Bill Nunes], [Glen Carbon, IL] : ©2011. A guide for girls (or boys) to learn how to make things, fix things, play games, etc. to help make them a well-rounded individual. |
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BIG BOOK OF EAST ST. LOUIS NOSTALGIA ISBN: 0978799453 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, IL] : Self Published [Glen Carbon, IL] : 2015 |
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Coming of Age in '40s and '50s East St. Louis ISBN: 096469347X OCLC: Glen Carbon, Ill. : [publisher not identified], Glen Carbon, Ill. : ©1995 |
| East Saint Louis 56 nostalgic postcards from the collection of Harold Fiebig / ISBN: 0964693461 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, Ill.?] : [B. Nunes], [Glen Carbon, Ill.?] : [1997.] |
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East St. Louis ISBN: 0738582808 OCLC: Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., Charleston, S.C. : ©2011. Depicts the early history of East St. Louis, which was officially established in 1861. |
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East St. Louis Remembered ISBN: 0964693488 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, IL?] : [Author?], [Glen Carbon, IL?] : 1997. |
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Illinois Crime ISBN: 0964693429 OCLC: Glenn Carbon, IL : Bill Nunes, Glenn Carbon, IL : 2002. |
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Illinois in the Roaring Twenties ISBN: 0971071896 OCLC: St. Louis, Mo. : Corley Printing, St. Louis, Mo. : ©2006. |
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Illinois in World War II ISBN: 0978799402 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, IL?] : [B. Nunes?], [Glen Carbon, IL?] : ©2007. |
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Illinois Trivia Illustrated ISBN: 0964693496 OCLC: St. Louis, Mo. : Corley Printing : St. Louis, Mo. : ©2005. 50 categories, 4,000 questions, 600 pictures. Everything from legends and lore to history and disasters. |
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Illustrated History of East St. Louis ISBN: 0964693445 OCLC: Dexter, Mich. : Thomson-Shore Dexter, Mich. : 1998 |
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Incredible Illinois ISBN: 0964693402 OCLC: St. Louis, Mo. : Corley Printing, St. Louis, Mo. : ©2004. Illustrated year-by-year history of Illinois. |
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Sixty Two Nationally Prominent East St. Louisans ISBN: 0964693437 OCLC: [Place of publication not identified] : WoodRiver Print. Co., [Place of publication not identified] : ©2001. |
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Southern Illinois : An Illustrated History: Lore, Legends, Landmarks, Oddities, and Gangsters ISBN: 0964693453 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, Ill.] : [B. Nunes], [Glen Carbon, Ill.] : ©2001. |
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Southern Illinois illustrated: History and Nostalgia ISBN: 0978799437 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, Ill.] : [B. Nunes], [Glen Carbon, Ill.] : ©2011. History of southern Illinois highlighting the people and places. |
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The Big Book of St. Louis & Southern Illinois Crime ISBN: 9780978799427 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, Ill.?] : [B. Nunes], [Glen Carbon, Ill.?] : ©2010. |
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The Big Book of St. Louis Nostalgia ISBN: 0978799496 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, IL] : [Bill Nunes], [Glen Carbon, IL] : ©2009. A look at many of the interesting attributes of St. Louis, Missouri. |
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The Frank 'Buster' Wortman Story ISBN: 0978799488 OCLC: Example Product Manufacturer 2013 Stories about Frank Wortman, a St. Louis-area bootlegger, gambler and a former member of the Shelton Brothers Gang during prohibition. |
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The St. Louis Cardinals, 1926-2013: An Illustrated History ISBN: 0978799445 OCLC: [Glen Carbon, Ill.] : [B. Nunes] : [Glen Carbon, Ill.] : ©2013. |