"Unremembered: Book 2" by Ken Zurski

Ken Zurski’s new book, “Unremembered 2,” continues the author’s fascination with once-famous individuals who no longer find themselves in the limelight.This collection focuses on “artists, actors, actresses and influencers,” he said.It's the fourth book for Zurski, who's been offering up traffic reports on Peoria radio since 2003. When he's not checking the activity on central Illinois highways and bridges, Zurski's doing research and writing. His previous books include “The Wreck of the Columbia” (2012), “Peoria Stories” (2014) and “Unremembered,” the first volume of once-famous people now all but forgotten by time that was published in 2018.In "Unremembered 2," Zurski offers portraits of a wide variety of people who performed in the late 19th and early 20th century. Among the characters encountered: Felix Nadar, the Frenchman who took flight in a balloon to pursue aerial photography; Isadora Duncan, the dancer who was described by a New York newspaper as "some will call her blessed, others will call her names," and Sada Yacco whose Japanese troupe performed 369 performances in 123 days at the 1900 Paris Exhibition.Zurski said he’s already at work on “Unremembered 3,” another volume of stories he hopes will blow the dust off past accomplishment, allowing a new generation to take note.