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Condensed yet energetic and substantial history of Chicago. Spinney has a firm sense of historical narrative as well as a keen eye for entertaining and illuminating detail.

* Publishers Weekly *

A much-needed, brief yet comprehensive analytical history of Chicago.

* Journal of Illinois History *

Table of Contents

1. The Early World of Chigagou, 1600–1750
2. Chigagou Becomes Chicago, 1750–1835
3. Boom, Bust, and Recovery in Early Chicago, 1835–1850
4. Chicago Conquers the Midwest, 1850–1890
5. Life in a City on the Make, 1850–1900
6. The Fire, the Bomb, and the Fair, 1871–1893
7. The New Immigration, 1880–1920
8. Progressivism and Urban Reform, 1890–1915
9. World War I and the Roaring Twenties, 1915–1929
10. The Great Depression, World War II, and Suburban Growth, 1929–1955
11. Richard J. Daley and the City That Works, 1955–1976
12. The Challenges of the Post-Machine Years, 1976–1997
13. Glamorous and Grim: Chicago in the Twenty-First Century

City of Big Shoulders

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 15/05/2020
      ISBN13: 9781501748967, 978-1501748967
      ISBN10: 1501748963
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      Condensed yet energetic and substantial history of Chicago. Spinney has a firm sense of historical narrative as well as a keen eye for entertaining and illuminating detail.

      * Publishers Weekly *

      A much-needed, brief yet comprehensive analytical history of Chicago.

      * Journal of Illinois History *

      Table of Contents

      1. The Early World of Chigagou, 1600–1750
      2. Chigagou Becomes Chicago, 1750–1835
      3. Boom, Bust, and Recovery in Early Chicago, 1835–1850
      4. Chicago Conquers the Midwest, 1850–1890
      5. Life in a City on the Make, 1850–1900
      6. The Fire, the Bomb, and the Fair, 1871–1893
      7. The New Immigration, 1880–1920
      8. Progressivism and Urban Reform, 1890–1915
      9. World War I and the Roaring Twenties, 1915–1929
      10. The Great Depression, World War II, and Suburban Growth, 1929–1955
      11. Richard J. Daley and the City That Works, 1955–1976
      12. The Challenges of the Post-Machine Years, 1976–1997
      13. Glamorous and Grim: Chicago in the Twenty-First Century

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