City of the Century : The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America Paperback - 1997
by Miller, Donald L
- Used
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.
Description
Details
- Title City of the Century : The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America
- Author Miller, Donald L
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 704
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York
- Date 1997-04-03
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4583480-6
- ISBN 9780684831381 / 0684831384
- Weight 1.75 lbs (0.79 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 2 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 5.08 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Midwest
- Cultural Region: Upper Midwest
- Geographic Orientation: Illinois
- Locality: Chicago, Illinois
- Library of Congress subjects Chicago (Ill.) - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96004018
- Dewey Decimal Code 977.3
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