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A colorful history of Chicago journalism in the nineteenth century

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"Splendid."--American Journalism
"Recommended."--Choice
"Valuable and necessary, the book shows the degree to which mass media assisted in the formation of Chicago history and helped carve its identity as the Second City."--Journal of Illinois History
"A detailed, energetic overview of newspaper coverage and interest in Chicago in the 1800s. Junger's Becoming the Second City will be appreciated by a wide audience of historians and general readers, in the nation's 'Second City' and beyond!"--Duane C. S. Stoltzfus, author of Freedom from Advertising: E. W. Scripps's Chicago Experiment

Becoming the Second City

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard Junger

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      Publisher: University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: 01/11/2010
      ISBN13: 9780252077852, 978-0252077852
      ISBN10: 0252077857
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A colorful history of Chicago journalism in the nineteenth century

      Trade Review
      "Splendid."--American Journalism
      "Recommended."--Choice
      "Valuable and necessary, the book shows the degree to which mass media assisted in the formation of Chicago history and helped carve its identity as the Second City."--Journal of Illinois History
      "A detailed, energetic overview of newspaper coverage and interest in Chicago in the 1800s. Junger's Becoming the Second City will be appreciated by a wide audience of historians and general readers, in the nation's 'Second City' and beyond!"--Duane C. S. Stoltzfus, author of Freedom from Advertising: E. W. Scripps's Chicago Experiment

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