{"product_id":"city-of-big-shoulders-9781501748967","title":"City of Big Shoulders","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondensed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA much-needed, brief yet comprehensive analytical history of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Illinois History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Early World of Chigagou, 1600–1750\u003cbr\u003e 2. Chigagou Becomes Chicago, 1750–1835\u003cbr\u003e 3. Boom, Bust, and Recovery in Early Chicago, 1835–1850\u003cbr\u003e 4. Chicago Conquers the Midwest, 1850–1890\u003cbr\u003e 5. Life in a City on the Make, 1850–1900\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Fire, the Bomb, and the Fair, 1871–1893\u003cbr\u003e 7. The New Immigration, 1880–1920\u003cbr\u003e 8. Progressivism and Urban Reform, 1890–1915\u003cbr\u003e 9. World War I and the Roaring Twenties, 1915–1929\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Great Depression, World War II, and Suburban Growth, 1929–1955\u003cbr\u003e 11. Richard J. Daley and the City That Works, 1955–1976\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Challenges of the Post-Machine Years, 1976–1997\u003cbr\u003e 13. Glamorous and Grim: Chicago in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409343422807,"sku":"9781501748967","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501748967.jpg?v=1730506491","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/city-of-big-shoulders-9781501748967","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}