Herman Kogan (November 6, 1914 – March 8, 1989) was an American journalist who spent fifty years covering the city of

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, authored several books, including ''The Great EB: The Story of the Encyclopædia Britannica]'' (University of Chicago Press, 1958); ''Yesterday's Chicago'' (E.A. Seeman, 1976); ''Give the Lady What She Wants: The Story of Marshall Field & Company'' (Co-autored with Lloyd Wendt, Rand McNally, 1952); ''Big Bill of Chicago'' (Co-authored with Lloyd Wendt, Bobbs-Merrill, 1953); ''Lords of the Levee'' (Co-authored with Lloyd Wendt; Bobbs-Merrill, 1943) and ''Chicago: A Pictorial History'' (co-authored with Lloyd Wendt; Bonanza, 1958). Kogan was the father of current ''

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