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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... architects of the next century was originally more the result of economizing pres- sure placed on architects by speculators than of the aesthetic ideas of the architects themselves , which is why Chicago skyscraper architec- ture cannot ...
... architects of the next century was originally more the result of economizing pres- sure placed on architects by speculators than of the aesthetic ideas of the architects themselves , which is why Chicago skyscraper architec- ture cannot ...
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... architects . He and Root , by common consent , would design none of the buildings , confining their work to ... Architects to campaign for a na- tional return to classical styles . Van Brunt immediately wired Burnham his acceptance ...
... architects . He and Root , by common consent , would design none of the buildings , confining their work to ... Architects to campaign for a na- tional return to classical styles . Van Brunt immediately wired Burnham his acceptance ...
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... architects met in Chicago for the first time , Burnham drove them out in carriages for their initial look at Jackson Park . It was a raw , overcast day , and as the easterners walked the des- olate site , shaking their heads in dismay ...
... architects met in Chicago for the first time , Burnham drove them out in carriages for their initial look at Jackson Park . It was a raw , overcast day , and as the easterners walked the des- olate site , shaking their heads in dismay ...
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Preface | 15 |
City of Dreamers and Doers | 24 |
Didnt Expect No Town | 48 |
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