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A Short History of Chicago

Robert Cromie

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Description:Cromie captures Chicago's spirit and traces its history from its rude frontier beginnings as a waystation for furtrappers through successive rebirths as a fort, a muddy cow town, a smoldering ruin after the Great Fire, as queen of the prairie and moll of the gangster warlords. Full of anecdotes and fascinating characters, he tells the story of the vanished prairie tribes, the fiery abolitionists, the crooked politicos, the union leaders and the blues. Among the significant persons covered are: Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Chicago's first settler and black trader; "Long John" Wentworth, the mayor; Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, where the city's residents learnt new trades and met for political reform; and Al Capone, the legendary gangster from New York. ISBN 0-938530-28-3 (pbk.): $9.95.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Short History of Chicago. To get started finding A Short History of Chicago, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 158

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 1984

ISBN: BuEsAQAAIAAJ

Description: Cromie captures Chicago's spirit and traces its history from its rude frontier beginnings as a waystation for furtrappers through successive rebirths as a fort, a muddy cow town, a smoldering ruin after the Great Fire, as queen of the prairie and moll of the gangster warlords. Full of anecdotes and fascinating characters, he tells the story of the vanished prairie tribes, the fiery abolitionists, the crooked politicos, the union leaders and the blues. Among the significant persons covered are: Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Chicago's first settler and black trader; "Long John" Wentworth, the mayor; Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, where the city's residents learnt new trades and met for political reform; and Al Capone, the legendary gangster from New York. ISBN 0-938530-28-3 (pbk.): $9.95.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Short History of Chicago. To get started finding A Short History of Chicago, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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