Chicago History
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History Of Chicago Illinois
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Author : John Moses
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
History Of Chicago Illinois written by John Moses and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
A History Of Chicago Volume I
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Author : Bessie Louise Pierce
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2007-09
A History Of Chicago Volume I written by Bessie Louise Pierce and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09 with History categories.
The first major history of Chicago ever written, A History of Chicago covers the city’s great history over two centuries, from 1673 to 1893. Originally conceived as a centennial history of Chicago, the project became, under the guidance of renowned historian Bessie Louise Pierce, a definitive, three-volume set describing the city’s growth—from its humble frontier beginnings to the horrors of the Great Fire, the construction of some of the world’s first skyscrapers, and the opulence of the 1893 World’s Fair. Pierce and her assistants spent over forty years transforming historical records into an inspiring human story of growth and survival. Rich with anecdotal evidence and interviews with the men and women who made Chicago great, all three volumes will now be available for the first time in years. A History of Chicago will be essential reading for anyone who wants to know this great city and its place in America. “With this rescue of its history from the bright, impressionable newspapermen and from the subscription-volumes, Chicago builds another impressive memorial to its coming of age, the closing of its first ‘century of progress.’”—E. D. Branch, New York Times (1937)
Chicago
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Author : Dominic A. Pacyga
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2009-10-15
Chicago written by Dominic A. Pacyga and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-15 with History categories.
Chicago has been called by many names. Nelson Algren declared it a “City on the Make.” Carl Sandburg dubbed it the “City of Big Shoulders.” Upton Sinclair christened it “The Jungle,” while New Yorkers, naturally, pronounced it “the Second City.” At last there is a book for all of us, whatever we choose to call Chicago. In this magisterial biography, historian Dominic Pacyga traces the storied past of his hometown, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today. The city’s great industrialists, reformers, and politicians—and, indeed, the many not-so-great and downright notorious—animate this book, from Al Capone and Jane Addams to Mayor Richard J. Daley and President Barack Obama. But what distinguishes this book from the many others on the subject is its author’s uncommon ability to illuminate the lives of Chicago’s ordinary people. Raised on the city’s South Side and employed for a time in the stockyards, Pacyga gives voice to the city’s steelyard workers and kill floor operators, and maps the neighborhoods distinguished not by Louis Sullivan masterworks, but by bungalows and corner taverns. Filled with the city’s one-of-a-kind characters and all of its defining moments, Chicago: A Biography is as big and boisterous as its namesake—and as ambitious as the men and women who built it.
The University Of Chicago
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Author : John W. Boyer
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2024-09-06
The University Of Chicago written by John W. Boyer and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-06 with Education categories.
An expanded narrative of the rich, unique history of the University of Chicago. One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigor. With nearly 170,000 alumni living and working in more than one hundred and fifty countries, its impact is far-reaching and long-lasting. With The University of Chicago: A History, John W. Boyer, Dean of the College from 1992 to 2023, thoroughly engages with the history and the lived politics of the university. Boyer presents a history of a complex academic community, focusing on the nature of its academic culture and curricula, the experience of its students, its engagement with Chicago’s civic community, and the resources and conditions that have enabled the university to sustain itself through decades of change. He has mined the archives, exploring the school’s complex and sometimes controversial past to set myth and hearsay apart from fact. Boyer’s extensive research shows that the University of Chicago’s identity is profoundly interwoven with its history, and that history is unique in the annals of American higher education. After a little-known false start in the mid-nineteenth century, it achieved remarkable early successes, yet in the 1950s it faced a collapse of undergraduate enrollment, which proved fiscally debilitating for decades. Throughout, the university retained its fierce commitment to a distinctive, intense academic culture marked by intellectual merit and free debate, allowing it to rise to international acclaim. Today it maintains a strong obligation to serve the larger community through its connections to alumni, to the city of Chicago, and increasingly to its global community. Boyer’s tale is filled with larger-than-life characters—John D. Rockefeller, Robert Maynard Hutchins, and many other famous figures among them—and episodes that reveal the establishment and rise of today’s institution. Newly updated, this edition extends through the presidency of Robert Zimmer, whose long tenure was marked by significant developments and controversies over subjects as varied as free speech, medical inequity, and community relations.
The Encyclopedia Of Chicago
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Author : James R. Grossman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Encyclopedia Of Chicago written by James R. Grossman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
A comprehensive historical reference on metropolitan Chicago encompasses more than 1,400 entries on such topics as neighborhoods, ethnic groups, cultural institutions, and business history, and furnishes interpretive essays on the literary images of Chicago, the built environment, and the city's sports culture.
A History Of Chicago The Rise Of A Modern City 1871 1893
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Author : Bessie Louise Pierce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
A History Of Chicago The Rise Of A Modern City 1871 1893 written by Bessie Louise Pierce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1937 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
History Of Chicago
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Author : Captivating History
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-01-21
History Of Chicago written by Captivating History and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-21 with History categories.
From procuring drinking water to implementing racial equality, nothing has ever been simple for the people who have called Chicago home - and yet there is immense pride among Chicagoans for what they and their fellow people have achieved.
History Of Chicago
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Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
History Of Chicago written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with History categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
City Of Big Shoulders
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Author : Robert G. Spinney
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2020-05-15
City Of Big Shoulders written by Robert G. Spinney and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-15 with History categories.
City of Big Shoulders links key events in Chicago's development, from its marshy origins in the 1600s to today's robust metropolis. Robert G. Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose lives made the city—from the tycoons and the politicians to the hundreds of thousands of immigrants from all over the world. In this revised and updated second edition that brings Chicago's story into the twenty-first century, Spinney sweeps his historian's gaze across the colorful and dramatic panorama of the city's explosive past. How did the pungent swamplands that the Native Americans called "the wild-garlic place" burgeon into one of the world's largest and most sophisticated cities? What is the real story behind the Great Chicago Fire? What aspects of American industry exploded with the bomb in Haymarket Square? Could the gritty blue-collar hometown of Al Capone become a visionary global city? A city of immigrants and entrepreneurs, Chicago is quintessentially American. Spinney brings it to life and highlights the key people, moments, and special places—from Fort Dearborn to Cabrini-Green, Marquette to Mayor Daley, the Union Stock Yards to the Chicago Bulls—that make this incredible city one of the best places in the world.
A Wild Kind Of Boldness
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Author : Rosemary K. Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
A Wild Kind Of Boldness written by Rosemary K. Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
A collection of articles that appeared in the quarterly of the Chicago Historical Society from 1974 through 1996 that profile the people and events that helped shape Chicago's history.