History Of Chicago From The Fire Of 1871 Until 1885
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History Of Chicago From The Fire Of 1871 Until 1885
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Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
History Of Chicago From The Fire Of 1871 Until 1885 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 1886 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
From The Fire Of 1871 Until 1885
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Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
language : en
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Release Date : 1886
From The Fire Of 1871 Until 1885 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 1886 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
From The Fire Of 1871 Until 1885
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Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
From The Fire Of 1871 Until 1885 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.
History Of Chicago From The Fire Of 1871 Until 1885
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Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
History Of Chicago From The Fire Of 1871 Until 1885 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 1886 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
History Of The Great Chicago Fire October 8 9 And 10 1871
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language : en
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Release Date : 1871
History Of The Great Chicago Fire October 8 9 And 10 1871 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 categories.
History Of The Great Fires In Chicago And The West
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Author : e.j. goodspeed
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
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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.
Chicago
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Author : Daniel R. Block
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-09-03
Chicago written by Daniel R. Block and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-03 with Cooking categories.
Chicago began as a frontier town on the edge of white settlement and as the product of removal of culturally rich and diverse indigenous populations. The town grew into a place of speculation with the planned building of the Illinois and Michigan canal, a boomtown, and finally a mature city of immigrants from both overseas and elsewhere in the US. In this environment, cultures mixed, first at the taverns around Wolf Point, where the forks of the Chicago River join, and later at the jazz and other clubs along the “Stroll” in the black belt, and in the storefront ethnic restaurants of today. Chicago was the place where the transcontinental railroads from the West and the “trunk” roads from the East met. Many downtown restaurants catered specifically to passengers transferring from train to train between one of the five major downtown railroad stations. This also led to “destination” restaurants, where Hollywood stars and their onlookers would dine during overnight layovers between trains. At the same time, Chicago became the candy capital of the US and a leading city for national conventions, catering to the many participants looking for a great steak and atmosphere. Beyond hosting conventions and commerce, Chicagoans also simply needed to eat—safely and relatively cheaply. Chicago grew amazingly fast, becoming the second largest city in the US in 1890. Chicago itself and its immediate surrounding area was also the site of agriculture, both producing food for the city and for shipment elsewhere. Within the city, industrial food manufacturers prospered, highlighted by the meat processors at the Chicago stockyards, but also including candy makers such as Brach’s and Curtiss, and companies such as Kraft Foods. At the same time, large markets for local consumption emerged. The food biography of Chicago is a story of not just culture, economics, and innovation, but also a history of regulation and regulators, as they protected Chicago’s food supply and built Chicago into a city where people not only come to eat, but where locals rely on the availability of safe food and water. With vivid details and stories of local restaurants and food, Block and Rosing reveal Chicago to be one of the foremost eating destinations in the country.
Fortune And Faith In Old Chicago
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Author : Charles H. Cosgrove
language : en
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Release Date : 2020-02-24
Fortune And Faith In Old Chicago written by Charles H. Cosgrove and has been published by Southern Illinois University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This engaging biography of Augustus Garrett and Eliza Clark Garrett tells two equally compelling stories: an ambitious man’s struggle to succeed and the remarkable spiritual journey of a woman attempting to overcome tragedy. By contextualizing the couple’s lives within the rich social, political, business, and religious milieu of Chicago’s early urbanization, author Charles H. Cosgrove fills a gap in the history of the city in the mid-nineteenth century. The Garretts moved from the Hudson River Valley to a nascent Chicago, where Augustus made his fortune in the land boom as an auctioneer and speculator. A mayor during the city’s formative period, Augustus was at the center of the first mayoral election scandal in Chicago. To save his honor, he resigned dramatically and found vindication in his reelection the following year. His story reveals much about the inner workings of Chicago politics and business in the antebellum era. The couple had lost three young children to disease, and Eliza arrived in Chicago with deep emotional scars. Her journey exemplifies the struggles of sincere, pious women to come to terms with tragedy in an age when most people attributed unhappy events to divine punishment. Following Augustus’s premature death, Eliza developed plans to devote her estate to founding a women’s college and a school for ministerial training, and in 1853 she endowed a Methodist theological school, the Garrett Biblical Institute (now the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary), thereby becoming the first woman in North America to found an institution of higher learning. In addition to illuminating our understanding of Chicago from the 1830s to the 1850s, Fortune and Faith in Old Chicago explores American religious history, particularly Presbyterianism and Methodism, and its attention to gender shows how men and women experienced the same era in vastly different ways. The result is a rare, fascinating glimpse into old Chicago through the eyes of two of its important early residents.
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