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Product Details

  • Series: Growth of a Metropolis
  • Paperback: 511 pages
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press; Revised edition (May 15, 1973)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0226512746
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226512747
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 0.9 x 9.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat View of Chicago's History & Growth
By K.A.Goldberg on January 3, 2007
Format: Paperback
This superb book describes the evolution of Chicago with over 1,000 photographs and dozens of maps. Readers see how a combination of geography, industrialization, railroads and immigration rapidly changed Chicago from an 1837 outpost on Lake Michigan to one of the world's greatest cities. Quickly becoming the earth's leading railroad center, Chicago grew to 110,000 persons in 1860, 550,000 in 1880, 1.6 million in 1900, 3.5 million in 1930 - and at this writing some nine million persons call Chicago (or more often its suburbs) home. Readers see how "the Windy City" has always been a magnet for immigrants seeking jobs, opportunity, and/or urban flavor. The authors focus heavily on the many neighborhoods, and show how our city's growth was influenced by architectural, historic and economic trends. There's also solid coverage of downtown and its famous skyline, our differing ethnic groups, plus many parks, suburbs, slums, highways, railroads, the subway/EL system, etc.

You can read this book straight through, use it as reference, or just learn about our city from the many photos. Either way, you'll sense the pride that leads many residents to identify themselves first as being from Chicago, and only later as being from Illinois, the Midwest or the USA.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOne of the only College texts I actually enjoyed!
By A Customer on March 6, 2003
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I first read this book over 10 years ago. it quickly became one of the only textbooks I have read cover to cover more than once. Anyone wanting to learn more about Chicago history will love this book. I continue to use it as reference and as a continous form of entertainment.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Prairie Primer
By Borowy26 VINE VOICE on January 15, 2009
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This book is an absolute necessity for any student of Chicago history; in fact, it is usually one of the assigned texts for almost ever university level course where the subject to be studied is the growth and development of the city of Chicago and its surrounding metropolitan area.

The texts that accompany each chapter division are authoritative yet concise. A substantial number of photographs are provided to document the building styles employed as the city expanded in population, land area and commercial and political influence.

You will not be taken seriously as a student of Chicago if you are unfamiliar with this book. It is not the final word on the subject, but it is considered "the" primer.
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5.0 out of 5 starsComprehensive and Beautiful
By A Customer on July 12, 2000
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This book is a very thorough overview of Chicago's rich history. It also has a very large amount of pictures which make it good as a display book for your coffee table. Anyone who has lived in Chicago can read this and understand the significance of Chicago's past and its influence on the city's evolution.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIncludes Details About Chicago's Early History
By Jan Peczkis on August 10, 2013
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This work balances a large number of photos (including some rarely published elsewhere) as well as verbal description. Most books on Chicago barely discuss the city before the Great Chicago Fire. Not this one! It features significant detail about early Chicago. There are descriptions of the monotonous prairie that once was Chicago. A map of old Indian trails that once crisscrossed Chicago is provided. The destruction caused by the Great Chicago Fire is laid out in many photos. The rapid growth of Chicago after the Fire is emphasized.
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4.0 out of 5 starsI got mine in 1969...
By WestBankArn on January 4, 2008
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...and have been referring to it regularly ever since. (Probably the only refs I use more often are World Almanac, Statistical Abstract of US, and Encyclopedia Americana.) I know of no better first place to go when I have a question about Chicago (which happens often, even tho I've lived here continuously for 33 years.) The illustrations are a little cramped - if you want better, get 'Above Chicago' (but no where near 1,000.) A good mix of pics and intelligent copy. I was surprised to see it still in print, but that just proves many share my opinions.
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