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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... STREET 22ND STREET Chicago River ILLINOIS MICHIGAN CANAL 31ST STREET WESTERN AVENUE Chicago around the time of the fair . ASHLAND 63RD STREET AVENUE 55TH STREET HALSTED 18 47TH STREET STATE DOUGLAS SOUTH FORK EGAN AVE . STREET 51ST STREET ...
... STREET 22ND STREET Chicago River ILLINOIS MICHIGAN CANAL 31ST STREET WESTERN AVENUE Chicago around the time of the fair . ASHLAND 63RD STREET AVENUE 55TH STREET HALSTED 18 47TH STREET STATE DOUGLAS SOUTH FORK EGAN AVE . STREET 51ST STREET ...
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... Street , where , he told incredulous aldermen , he had quietly bought al- most a mile of frontage . This seemed like a preposterous idea , and the council told him so , for Lake Street was thriving , while State Street , where Hubbard's ...
... Street , where , he told incredulous aldermen , he had quietly bought al- most a mile of frontage . This seemed like a preposterous idea , and the council told him so , for Lake Street was thriving , while State Street , where Hubbard's ...
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... street for the tracks of additional horse - car trolleys . Until all the main blocks were widened to a standard width after the fire , State Street , with its irregular , zigzagging building line , was one of the strangest- looking streets ...
... street for the tracks of additional horse - car trolleys . Until all the main blocks were widened to a standard width after the fire , State Street , with its irregular , zigzagging building line , was one of the strangest- looking streets ...
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Preface | 15 |
City of Dreamers and Doers | 24 |
Didnt Expect No Town | 48 |
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