| Chicago Calamities:: Disaster in the Windy City Contributor(s): Soucek, Gayle (Author), Diskin, Brian |
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ISBN: 1609490347 ISBN-13: 9781609490348 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | Social History - Travel | United States - Midwest - General |
| Dewey: 977.311 |
| LCCN: 2010040434 |
| Series: Disaster |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 8.8" (0.44 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Locality - Chicago, Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of Chicago is often likened to that of a phoenix rising out of the ashes of the Great Fire. Yet that infamous event was only part of the destruction that has shaped Chicago's identity. Discover here the larger narrative of calamities that have befallen the Windy City, such as the 1954 killer water surge that swept in on a calm summer day, the 1967 tornado that ripped through rush hour traffic, the 1886 Haymarket Square riot that put Chicago on the anarchist map and many other acts of nature and human folly. As you witness a fireproof theater burn, a flood rise up without rain and one of the greatest maritime disasters occur within city limits, encounter both unexpected tragedies and unlikely heroes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Soucek, Gayle: - Gayle Soucek is an author and freelance editor, with several books and numerous magazine articles to her credit, including Marshall Field's: The Store that Helped Build Chicago, published by The History Press. She once served as managing editor for the Chicago art and entertainment biweekly Nightmoves and is a current contributing writer for www.webvet.com. Gayle is a lifelong Chicagoan and Blackhawks hockey fan. |