History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A

History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781467145701
ISBN-13 : 146714570X
Rating : 4/5 (70X Downloads)

Book Synopsis History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A by : Greg Borzo

Download or read book History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A written by Greg Borzo and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded next to a great lake and a sluggish river, Chicago became the home to modern retailing, skyscrapers, and an increasingly concentrated downtown. The Chicago stockyards fed the world, and railroads turned the city into the nation's transportation hub. When a great fire leveled the city, Chicago rose again. Borzo helps you explore a missile site that became a bird sanctuary; explains how the city's first public library was located in an abandoned water tank; and introduces us to business leaders, society dames, anarchists and army generals. -- adapted from back cover


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