From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871
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From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871
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Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871
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Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871
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Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
History Of Chicago From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871
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Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
History Of Chicago From 1857 Until The Fire Of 1871 written by Alfred Theodore Andreas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
History Of Chicago From The Earliest Period To The Present Time
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Author : A. T. ANDREAS
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
History Of Chicago From The Earliest Period To The Present Time written by A. T. ANDREAS and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
The Burning Of The World
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Author : Scott W. Berg
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 2023-09-26
The Burning Of The World written by Scott W. Berg and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-26 with History categories.
The enthralling story of the Great Chicago Fire and the power struggle over the city’s reconstruction in the wake of the tragedy In October of 1871, Chicagoans knew they were due for the “big one”—a massive, uncontrollable fire that would decimate the city. There hadn’t been a meaningful rain since July, and several big blazes had nearly outstripped the fire department’s scant resources. On October 8, when Kate Leary’s barn caught fire, so began a catastrophe that would forever change the soul of the city. Leary was a diligent, hardworking Irish woman, no more responsible for the fire than anyone else in the city at that time. But the conflagration that spread from her property quickly overtook the neighborhood, and before too long the floating embers had spread to the far reaches of the city. Families took to the streets with everything they could carry. Grain towers threatened to blow. The Chicago River boiled. Over the course of the next forty-eight hours, Chicago saw the biggest and most destructive disaster the United States had ever endured, and Leary would be its scapegoat. Out of the ashes rose not just new skyscrapers, tenements, and homes, but also a new political order. The city’s elite saw an opportunity to rebuild on their terms, cracking down on crime and licentiousness and fortifying a business-friendly environment. But the city’s working class recognized a naked power grab that would challenge their traditions, hurt their chances of rebuilding, and move power out of elected officials’ hands and into private interests. As quickly as the firefight ended, another battle for the future of the city began between the town’s business elites and the poor and immigrant working class. An enrapturing account of the fire’s devastating path and an eye-opening look at its aftermath, The Burning of the World tells the story of one of the most infamous calamities in history and the powerful transformation that followed.
American Disasters
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Author : Steven Biel
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2001-11
American Disasters written by Steven Biel and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11 with History categories.
Ranging widely, essayists here examine the 1900 storm that ravaged Galveston, Texas, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Titanic sinking, the Northridge earthquake, the crash of Air Florida Flight 90, the 1977 Chicago El train crash, and many other devastating events. These catastrophes elicited vastly different responses, and thus raise a number of important questions. How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress?
Chicago By The Book
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Author : Caxton Club
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2018-11-20
Chicago By The Book written by Caxton Club 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 2018-11-20 with History categories.
Despite its rough-and-tumble image, Chicago has long been identified as a city where books take center stage. In fact, a volume by A. J. Liebling gave the Second City its nickname. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle arose from the midwestern capital’s most infamous industry. The great Chicago Fire led to the founding of the Chicago Public Library. The city has fostered writers such as Nelson Algren, Saul Bellow, and Gwendolyn Brooks. Chicago’s literary magazines The Little Review and Poetry introduced the world to Eliot, Hemingway, Joyce, and Pound. The city’s robust commercial printing industry supported a flourishing culture of the book. With this beautifully produced collection, Chicago’s rich literary tradition finally gets its due. Chicago by the Book profiles 101 landmark publications about Chicago from the past 170 years that have helped define the city and its image. Each title—carefully selected by the Caxton Club, a venerable Chicago bibliophilic organization—is the focus of an illustrated essay by a leading scholar, writer, or bibliophile. Arranged chronologically to show the history of both the city and its books, the essays can be read in order from Mrs. John H. Kinzie’s 1844 Narrative of the Massacre of Chicago to Sara Paretsky’s 2015 crime novel Brush Back. Or one can dip in and out, savoring reflections on the arts, sports, crime, race relations, urban planning, politics, and even Mrs. O’Leary’s legendary cow. The selections do not shy from the underside of the city, recognizing that its grit and graft have as much a place in the written imagination as soaring odes and boosterism. As Neil Harris observes in his introduction, “Even when Chicagoans celebrate their hearth and home, they do so while acknowledging deep-seated flaws.” At the same time, this collection heartily reminds us all of what makes Chicago, as Norman Mailer called it, the “great American city.” With essays from, among others, Ira Berkow, Thomas Dyja, Ann Durkin Keating, Alex Kotlowitz, Toni Preckwinkle, Frank Rich, Don Share, Carl Smith, Regina Taylor, Garry Wills, and William Julius Wilson; and featuring works by Saul Bellow, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, Clarence Darrow, Erik Larson, David Mamet, Studs Terkel, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many more.
City Of The Century
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Author : Donald L. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Release Date : 2014-04-09
City Of The Century written by Donald L. Miller and has been published by Rosetta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-09 with History categories.
“A wonderfully readable account of Chicago’s early history” and the inspiration behind PBS’s American Experience (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). Depicting its turbulent beginnings to its current status as one of the world’s most dynamic cities, City of the Century tells the story of Chicago—and the story of America, writ small. From its many natural disasters, including the Great Fire of 1871 and several cholera epidemics, to its winner-take-all politics, dynamic business empires, breathtaking architecture, its diverse cultures, and its multitude of writers, journalists, and artists, Chicago’s story is violent, inspiring, passionate, and fascinating from the first page to the last. The winner of the prestigious Great Lakes Book Award, given to the year’s most outstanding books highlighting the American heartland, City of the Century has received consistent rave reviews since its publication in 1996, and was made into a six-hour film airing on PBS’s American Experience series. Written with energetic prose and exacting detail, it brings Chicago’s history to vivid life. “With City of the Century, Miller has written what will be judged as the great Chicago history.” —John Barron, Chicago Sun-Times “Brims with life, with people, surprise, and with stories.” —David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of John Adams and Truman “An invaluable companion in my journey through Old Chicago.” —Erik Larson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Devil in the White City
Urban Disorder And The Shape Of Belief
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Author : Carl Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2008-09-15
Urban Disorder And The Shape Of Belief written by Carl Smith 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 2008-09-15 with History categories.
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman—these remarkable events in what many considered the quintessential American city forced people across the country to confront the disorder that seemed inevitably to accompany urban growth and social change. In Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief, Carl Smith explores the imaginative dimensions of these events as he traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in the minds of Americans. Examining a remarkable range of writings and illustrations, as well as protests, public gatherings, trials, hearings, and urban reform and construction efforts, Smith argues that these three events—and the public awareness of them—not only informed one another, but collectively shaped how Americans understood, and continue to understand, Chicago and modern urban life. This classic of urban cultural history is updated with a foreword by the author that expands our understanding of urban disorder to encompass such recent examples as Hurricane Katrina, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and 9/11. “Cultural history at its finest. By utilizing questions and methodologies of urban studies, social history, and literary history, Smith creates a sophisticated account of changing visions of urban America.”—Robin F. Bachin, Journal of Interdisciplinary History