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There’s a lot that has been written about Chicago—books about our city’s shady politics, collections depicting our architectural influence, and interviews of detailing the lives of everyday...
In dialogue with 275 of Art Shay’s photographs, Erik S. Gellman takes a new look at major developments in postwar US history: the Second Great Migration, “white flight,” and neighborhood and street conflicts, as well as shifting party politics and the growth of the carceral state.
Every star on the Chicago flag represents an achievement to be remembered; every building an era that has helped shape the modern city into what it is today. In this book, you will discover remarkable stories of people and events who shaped the history of this fascinating city.
213 books based on 14 votes: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel ...
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.
CHICAGO History: In Essential Books. By: r. Rattusnorvegicus. Chicago Public Library. Community-created list. These titles are for the most part general Chicago History classics that have become essential for an understanding of Chicago's past.
History of Chicago: A Captivating Guide to the People and Events that Shaped the Windy City’s History (U.S. States)
Thank Lois Wille’s invaluable history of the fight to protect Chicago’s shoreline— Forever Open, Clear, and Free: The Struggle for Chicago’s Lakefront — for the many successes that have come since it was originally published in 1972 at the beginning of the environmental movement.
The Encyclopedia of Chicago consists of three types of standard entries: broad essays, mid-level entries, and basic entries. Broad essays offer scaffolding for a large topic–a starting point for readers who want an overview of, for example, dance, public health, or transportation.
From an acclaimed historian, the full and authoritative story of one of the most iconic disasters in American history, told through the vivid memories of those who experienced it. Between October 8–10, 1871, much of the city of Chicago was destroyed by one of the most legendary urban fires in history. Incorporated as a city in 1837, Chicago ...