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Straight history of the Exposition and also the workers' paradise in Pullman is found in James Gilbert's Perfect Cities: Chicago's Utopias of 1893. Mike Royko's Boss (1971), written by a Chicago Daily News columnist, is a biography of the powerful mayor Richard J. Daley. The book provides a critical look at Daley's rise to power and at Chicago ...
The early books of the series feature Chicago frequently as the Soviets build their HQ in Chicago, with Varakov setting up his HQ in the Museum of Natural History. Jim Butcher: The Dresden Files series 2000–present Joe Meno: Hairstyles of the Damned [3] 2004 John Green: An Abundance of Katherines: 2006 John Grisham: The Litigators: 2011
This is a bibliography of selected publications on the history of Chicago.For most topics, the easiest place to start is Janice L. Reiff, et al. eds. The Encyclopedia of Chicago (2004), which has thorough coverage by leading scholars in 1120pp of text and many illustrations.
The book was edited by James R. Grossman, Ann Durkin Keating, and Janice L. Reiff. At the time, Grossman was the vice president for research and education at the Newberry Library and visiting professor of history at the University of Chicago. Keating was a professor of history at North Central College.
At its first appearance in records by explorers, the Chicago area was inhabited by a number of Algonquian peoples, including the Mascouten and Miami.The name "Chicago" is generally believed to derive from a French rendering of the Miami–Illinois language word šikaakwa, referring to the plant Allium tricoccum, as well as the animal skunk. [3]
Pages in category "History of Chicago" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 244 total. ... Bohemian Club (Chicago) Boss (book) Bubbly ...
144 years ago, the Great Fire of Chicago took over the city, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
Chicago became a leader in motion pictures with innovative trailblazers and an interested public. In 1907, Chicago had more theaters per capita than any other city in the United States. [1] Nickelodeons or five-cent theaters became extremely popular with the number of venues growing each year until the Great Depression.