| City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America Contributor(s): Miller, Donald L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684831384 ISBN-13: 9780684831381 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1997 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 977.3 |
| LCCN: 96004018 |
| Series: Illinois |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.75 lbs) 704 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Miller, Donald L.: - Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College and author of ten books, including Vicksburg, and Masters of the Air, currently being made into a television series by Tom Hanks. He has hosted, coproduced, or served as historical consultant for more than thirty television documentaries and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. |