City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of AmericaSimon & Schuster, 03/04/1997 - 704 من الصفحات The epic of Chicago is the story of the emergence of modern America. Here, witness Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to one of the world's most explosively alive cities by 1900. Donald Miller's powerful narrative embraces it all: Chicago's wild beginnings, its reckless growth, its natural calamities (especially the Great Fire of 1871), its raucous politics, its empire-building businessmen, its world-transforming architecture, its rich mix of cultures, its community of young writers and journalists, and its staggering engineering projects—which included the reversal of the Chicago River and raising the entire city from prairie mud to save it from devastating cholera epidemics. The saga of Chicago's unresolved struggle between order and freedom, growth and control, capitalism and community, remains instructive for our time, as we seek ways to build and maintain cities that retain their humanity without losing their energy. City of the Century throbs with the pulse of the great city it brilliantly brings to life. |
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... Ward's employer , charged prices that locals found " extortionist . " Ward , the target of these complaints when he arrived in town by buggy or rail , listened sympathetically to the locals , agreeing that there had to be a cheaper way ...
... Ward's employer , charged prices that locals found " extortionist . " Ward , the target of these complaints when he arrived in town by buggy or rail , listened sympathetically to the locals , agreeing that there had to be a cheaper way ...
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... Ward became the company's slogan , but in 1873 the Chicago Tribune warned its readers not to patronize Montgomery Ward and Company . They were " Dead - Beats " and " swindlers , " the editors charged , who sold " trash " to " credulous ...
... Ward became the company's slogan , but in 1873 the Chicago Tribune warned its readers not to patronize Montgomery Ward and Company . They were " Dead - Beats " and " swindlers , " the editors charged , who sold " trash " to " credulous ...
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... ward politics . The big money was in dealing with business- men who were both the recipients as well as the targets of political double - dealing . When a businessman wanted something the city could provide , whether it was a building ...
... ward politics . The big money was in dealing with business- men who were both the recipients as well as the targets of political double - dealing . When a businessman wanted something the city could provide , whether it was a building ...
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