| A View from Chicago's City Hall: Mid-Century to Millennium Contributor(s): Holli, Melvin G. (Author), Green, Paul M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738563730 ISBN-13: 9780738563732 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Series: Images of America |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
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| Publisher Description: A View from City Hall: Mid-Century to Millennium offers readers a richly detailed, visual road map of Chicago as viewed from the mayor s office in City Hall. Within these pages are emblematic images of Chicago evolving from blue-ribbon Mayor Martin Kennelly s 1947 1955 administration through his successors, including the city s first and second black mayors, the city s first female mayor, the city s first non-Irish mayor since 1933, and finally, the Daley double, Richard J. and Richard M. Witness the excitement as City Hall rolls out the welcome wagon for traveling kings and queens, dignitaries, and counts, as well as figures of great historic import, including Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bishop Tutu, and Frank Sinatra. View rare scenes of the builder mayor tradition and the construction of such architectural triumphs as the Sears Tower, which was then the world s-tallest building. With over 200 photographs accompanied by informative captions, this volume highlights a variety of Chicago s ethnic festivals, parades, and political campaigns, skillfully bringing each scene to life." |
Contributor Bio(s): Holli, Melvin G.: - The mid-century began with Richard J. Daley as mayor, and as the millennium approaches, Richard M. Daley occupies the mayor s chair. Join Authors Melvin G. Holli and Paul M. Green in this remarkable tribute to 50 years of Chicago s political and cultural history, and experience the changes that have shaped this great American city. |