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Chicago. A Strangers'and Tourists'guide to the City of Chicago ... With Illustrations. [With a Map.]
Chicago. A Strangers' and Tourists' Guide to the City of Chicago
Author: Chicago by Day and Night
Author: Paul DuricaPublisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810129094
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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Showcasing the first Ferris wheel, dazzling and unprecedented electrification, and exhibits from around the world, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was Chicago’s chance to demonstrate that it had risen from the ashes of the Great Fire and was about to take its place as one of the world’s great cities. Millions would flock to the fair, and many of them were looking for a good time before and after their visits to the Midway and the White City. But what was the bedazzled visitor to do in Chicago? Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America, a very unofficial guide to the world beyond the fair, slaked the thirst of such curious folk. The pleasures it details range from the respectable (theater, architecture, parks, churches and synagogues) to the illicit—drink, gambling, and sex. With a wink and a nod, the book decries vice while offering precise directions for the indulgence of any desire. In this newly annotated edition, Chicagoans Paul Durica and Bill Savage—who, if born earlier, might have written chapters in the original—provide colorful context and an informative introduction to a wildly entertaining journey through the Chicago of 120 years ago.
A History of Chicago, Volume II
Author: Bessie Louise PiercePublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226668401
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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The first major history of Chicago ever written, A History of Chicago covers the city’s great history over two centuries, from 1673 to 1893. Originally conceived as a centennial history of Chicago, the project became, under the guidance of renowned historian Bessie Louise Pierce, a definitive, three-volume set describing the city’s growth—from its humble frontier beginnings to the horrors of the Great Fire, the construction of some of the world’s first skyscrapers, and the opulence of the 1893 World’s Fair. Pierce and her assistants spent over forty years transforming historical records into an inspiring human story of growth and survival. Rich with anecdotal evidence and interviews with the men and women who made Chicago great, all three volumes will now be available for the first time in years. A History of Chicago will be essential reading for anyone who wants to know this great city and its place in America. “With this rescue of its history from the bright, impressionable newspapermen and from the subscription-volumes, Chicago builds another impressive memorial to its coming of age, the closing of its first ‘century of progress.’”—E. D. Branch, New York Times (1937)
Chicago's Pride
Author: Louise Carroll WadePublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252071324
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Chicago's Pride chronicles the growth -- from the 1830s to the 1893 Columbian Exposition - of the communities that sprang up around Chicago's leading industry. Wade shows that, contrary to the image in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, the Stockyards and Packingtown were viewed by proud Chicagoans as "the eighth wonder of the world." Wade traces the rise of the livestock trade and meat-packing industry, efforts to control the resulting air and water pollution, expansion of the work force and status of packinghouse employees, changes within the various ethnic neighborhoods, the vital role of voluntary organizations (especially religious organizations) in shaping the new community, and the ethnic influences on politics in this "instant" industrial suburb and powerful magnet for entrepreneurs, wage earners, and their families.
Team of Rivals
Author: Doris Kearns GoodwinPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141931418
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
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In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. She shows how he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, making them help achieve his vision for peace. As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it's an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen. A book to bury yourself in.
The Bibliographer's Manual of American History: F-L. nos. 1601-3103. 1907
Author: Thomas Lindsley BradfordPublisher:
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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The Valuable Library of the Rev. Horace E. Hayden
Author: Stan. V. Henkels (Firm)Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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An Outline for the Study of Illinois State History
Author: Jessie Palmer WeberPublisher:
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Catalogue
Author: Cadmus Book ShopPublisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 892
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