Ginger Zabecki Cruickshank is a native of Springfield, and her passion for and knowledge of the citys history are evident in this volume. She has carefully selected over 200 vintage photographs that chronicle the citys growth from a settlement, to a town, to the nineteenth-century manufacturing center, and finally, to the modern and dynamic city it is today. The result is a captivating visual history that stands as a moving tribute to the people of Springfield and preserves the past for generations to come.