City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of AmericaSimon & Schuster, 1996 - 704 من الصفحات Thoroughly researched and magnificently written, City of the Century captures all the drama of Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to a metropolis that by 1890 rivaled New York City. "Brims with life, with people, surprises, and with stories--and stories within stories--all worth telling."--David McCullough, author of Truman. of photos. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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... Burnham with his splendid plans and dreams , backed by a fixity of purpose now that he had put behind him his early failures . " He always lacked application , " Burnham's mother had written of him as a student , but not long after ...
... Burnham with his splendid plans and dreams , backed by a fixity of purpose now that he had put behind him his early failures . " He always lacked application , " Burnham's mother had written of him as a student , but not long after ...
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... Burnham . " Do you mean to say that you really ex- pect to open a fair here by '93 ? " To which Burnham shot back , " That point [ is ] settled ! " That Saturday night , at a dinner for the architects , Burnham gave a stirring speech ...
... Burnham . " Do you mean to say that you really ex- pect to open a fair here by '93 ? " To which Burnham shot back , " That point [ is ] settled ! " That Saturday night , at a dinner for the architects , Burnham gave a stirring speech ...
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... Burnham , " AR 33 ( Jan. 1913 ) : 39-40 ; Daniel H. Burnham , " Report to the Committee on Grounds and Build- ings , " Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine 44 ( 1892 ) : 83 . 381 " splendor which an exposition " : Burnham to E. L. ...
... Burnham , " AR 33 ( Jan. 1913 ) : 39-40 ; Daniel H. Burnham , " Report to the Committee on Grounds and Build- ings , " Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine 44 ( 1892 ) : 83 . 381 " splendor which an exposition " : Burnham to E. L. ...
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Preface | 15 |
City of Dreamers and Doers | 24 |
Didnt Expect No Town | 48 |
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