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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... called " spotters . " The Flor- ence Hotel did sell liquor , but its high prices and intimidating decor discouraged even the best - paid workers from patronizing it . Thirsty la- borers had to go across the railroad tracks to the ...
... called " spotters . " The Flor- ence Hotel did sell liquor , but its high prices and intimidating decor discouraged even the best - paid workers from patronizing it . Thirsty la- borers had to go across the railroad tracks to the ...
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... called a " reign of terror " in Lamont . " The thirty - eight saloons are crowded with 2,000 striking quarrymen and canal laborers . Last night they marched through the principal streets demanding higher wages and cursing [ and ...
... called a " reign of terror " in Lamont . " The thirty - eight saloons are crowded with 2,000 striking quarrymen and canal laborers . Last night they marched through the principal streets demanding higher wages and cursing [ and ...
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... called . Debs turned a local incident into a nationwide conflagration that tied up the country's rail system from Chicago to the Golden Gate . " It was one of the greatest industrial con- flicts in the history of the country , " Baker ...
... called . Debs turned a local incident into a nationwide conflagration that tied up the country's rail system from Chicago to the Golden Gate . " It was one of the greatest industrial con- flicts in the history of the country , " Baker ...
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Preface | 15 |
City of Dreamers and Doers | 24 |
Didnt Expect No Town | 48 |
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