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Karen Abbotta (TM) s colorful, nuanced portrait of the iconic Everleigh sisters; their world-famous brothel, the Everleigh Club; and the perennial clash between our nation's ... More
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Chicago has been called by many names. Nelson Algren declared it A City on the Make. Carl Sandburg dubbed it the City of Big Shoulders. Upton Sinclair christened it The ... More
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Discover the worldfamous Chicago “L”—in all its grit and glory. The thundering “L” is one of Chicago’s most enduring icons. Operating 247 since 1892, it is not only an antique ... More
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With the help of Elan Penn's glorious images, university professor and public historian Dennis Cremin leads us on a spectacular tour of the windy city. Visit beloved ... More
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One of the great American metropolises, Chicago rises out of the prairie in the heart of the country, buffeted by winds coming off the plains and cooled by the waters of the ... More
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Algren's classic, first published in 1951, captures the essence of Chicago's beauty, greed, and violence. This 50th anniversary edition includes an introduction by Studs ... More
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On the south-western shores of Lake Michigan is one of the U.S. biggest, and most dynamic, cities. With its stately skyscapers looking out over the vast lake, world-class ... More
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Thoroughly researched and magnificently written, City of the Century captures all the drama of Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to a metropolis ... More
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While browsing the stacks of the Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago some years ago, noted historian Neil Harris made a surprising discovery a group of nine ... More
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In his preface, Spinney (history, Trinity International University) describes this book as "a selective history that illuminates those events, personalities, developments, ... More
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