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Chicago's greatest year, 1893

Gustaitis, Joseph Alan, 1944-

Chicago's greatest year, 1893 the White City and the birth of a modern metropolis / [electronic resource] : Joseph Gustaitis. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (xii, 346 pages :) illustrations ;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The White City and the Gray City -- Three Museums and a Library -- Sears, Roebuck and Company -- Frances Willard's Bicycle -- Open Heart Surgery -- A Church for Father Tolton -- The Illinois Institute of Technology -- The Birth of Urban Literature -- The West Side Grounds -- The Chicago Hot Dog -- Wrigley's Gum -- The Chicago School of Architecture -- Reforming Chicago -- Epidemics and Clean Water -- Epilogue: Chicago's Next Great Year.

9780809332496 0809332493


Architecture--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Urbanization--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Civic improvement--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Social change--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
City and town life--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.


Chicago (Ill.)--Biography.
Chicago (Ill.)--Intellectual life--19th century.
Chicago (Ill.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
Chicago (Ill.)--History--1875-


Electronic books.

F548.5 / .G95 2013

977.3/1103