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In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A J Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the Second City. From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. This book weaves the story of author's coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism.

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"A rollicking newspaperman's memoir... and a strong case for Second City exceptionalism." (New York Times) "A triumph." (Toronto Star) "Like Studs Terkel before him, Neil Steinberg mixes memoir, history, and travelogue in You Were Never in Chicago as he takes readers along on an engaging tour of the characters-and character-of his adopted city, past and present." (American Way)"

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 22/08/2013
      ISBN13: 9780226104157, 978-0226104157
      ISBN10: 022610415X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A J Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the Second City. From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. This book weaves the story of author's coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism.

      Trade Review
      "A rollicking newspaperman's memoir... and a strong case for Second City exceptionalism." (New York Times) "A triumph." (Toronto Star) "Like Studs Terkel before him, Neil Steinberg mixes memoir, history, and travelogue in You Were Never in Chicago as he takes readers along on an engaging tour of the characters-and character-of his adopted city, past and present." (American Way)"

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