CHICAGO THE HISTORY OF ITS REPUTATION

Langue : anglais

Edité par HARCOURT, BRACE AND CO., NY, NY & CHICAGO, IL, 1929

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RED CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH SILVER STAMPED TITLES ON THE FRONT COVER AND SPINE. THE PAGES ON THE LEADING EDGES ARE ROUGH CUT. THE TOP PAGE EDGES ARE STAINED WITH A BROWN COLOR BY THE PUBLISHER. THERE ARE A FEW CHIPS OF THE LEADING EDGES OF P-AGES IX - XII. THOSE PAGES MOST LIKELY WERE ORIGINALLY UNCUT AND WERE ROUGHLY OPENED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE BOOK. OTHERWISE, THERE ARE NO DEFECTS AND THE BOOK IS TIGHT AND CLEAN. PART ONE IS BY LLOYD LEWIS. PART 2 INCLUDING THE INTRODUCTION IS BY HENRY JUSTIN SMITH. BOTH AUTHORS WERE DISTINGUISHED NEWSPAPER MEN. THEY COMMENT ON THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON THE RAPID GROWTH OF CHICAGO IN THE 19TH CENTURY. THE BOOK DESCRIBES DETAILS ABOUT THE FOLLOWING, THE FORT DEARBORN MASSACRE, THE SELECTION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN CHICAGO TO RUN FOR ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES, THE IMPACT ON THE CITY BY THE CIVIL WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, THE CHICAGO FIRE OF 1871 AND THE REBIRTH OF THE CITY FOLLOWING THE FIRE, FURTHER TOPICS INCLUDE THE WONDER OF THE COLUMBIAN EXHIBITION AND THE BIRTH OF "SKYSCRAPER" ARCHITECTURE THAT ESTABLISHED CHICAGO AS THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MAYORS OF THE CITY, THEIR ACCOMPLISMENTS AND FAILURES ARE DETAIILED. THE PROLIFIC LITERATURE AND POETRY BY CHICAGO AUTHORS ESTABLISHED THE CITY AS THE LITERARY CAPITOL OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY. HENRY JUSTIN SMITH PROVIDES MATERIAL THAT INCLUDES THE ORIGIN OF HULL HOUSE, THE MAJOR IMMIGRATION IMPACT ON THE CITY'S GROWTH AND THE DIFFICULTYS INVOLVED BY BEING POOR, THE SEGREGATED PROSTITUTION IN CHICAGO IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY THAT STIMULATED ALONG WITH PROHIBITION, THE GROWTH OF CRIMINAL ELEMENTS AND GANGSTER WARFARE THAT RAPIDLY STAINED CHICAGO'S REPUTATION THROUHGHT THE WORLD. CHICAGO'S MOST NOTED NEWSPAPER MEN PROVIDE A THREE PAGE LISTING OF 79 SOURCES FOR THEIR RESEARCH. THE LISTING OFFERS A SUPERB OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERSTANDING THE REASONS FOR CHICAGO'S FOUNDING AND IT'S SPECTACULAR RAPID GROWTH OVER TWO CENTURIES. Size: 5 5/8:" X 8 3/4".…

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Titre
CHICAGO THE HISTORY OF ITS REPUTATION
Auteur
LLOYD LEWIS AND HENRY JUSTIN SMITH
Éditeur
HARCOURT, BRACE AND CO., NY, NY & CHICAGO, IL
Année de publication
1929
État de l'article
Very Good
Jaquette
NO DUST JACKET
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
Édition
First Edition.
Catalogues du vendeur
AMERICANA, CAPONE, CHICAGO

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