History of Chicago, Illinois
Author | : John Moses |
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Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 1895 |
Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
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Author | : John Moses |
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Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 1895 |
Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
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Author | : John Moses |
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Total Pages | : 1200 |
Release | : 1895 |
Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
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Author | : JOHN. MOSES |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
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ISBN | : 9780282778378 |
Author | : Alfred Theodore Andreas |
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Total Pages | : 922 |
Release | : 1886 |
Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
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Author | : Bessie Louise Pierce |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 523 |
Release | : 2007-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0226668398 |
The first major history of Chicago ever written, A History of Chicago covers the city’s great history over two centuries, from 1673 to 1893. Originally conceived as a centennial history of Chicago, the project became, under the guidance of renowned historian Bessie Louise Pierce, a definitive, three-volume set describing the city’s growth—from its humble frontier beginnings to the horrors of the Great Fire, the construction of some of the world’s first skyscrapers, and the opulence of the 1893 World’s Fair. Pierce and her assistants spent over forty years transforming historical records into an inspiring human story of growth and survival. Rich with anecdotal evidence and interviews with the men and women who made Chicago great, all three volumes will now be available for the first time in years. A History of Chicago will be essential reading for anyone who wants to know this great city and its place in America. “With this rescue of its history from the bright, impressionable newspapermen and from the subscription-volumes, Chicago builds another impressive memorial to its coming of age, the closing of its first ‘century of progress.’”—E. D. Branch, New York Times (1937)
Author | : Alfred Theodore Andreas |
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Total Pages | : 694 |
Release | : 1884 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : John Moses |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 1144 |
Release | : 2017-12-11 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780266611363 |
Excerpt from History of Chicago, Illinois, Vol. 2 Robert W. Patterson, J r., present secretary and treasurer of the Tribune Company, is a robertw. Native of the city of Chicago, pattersodv-tf born Nov. 30, 1850. He is the son of Rev. R. W. Patterson, D. D., for so many years pastor of the Second Presby terian church, and one of the best known of the early Chicago ministers - now of Evans ton. Mr. Patterson was educated at Wil liams College, Mass, graduating in the class of 1871; spent some time in the study of law, and between March, 1872, and September, 1873, was connected with'the Interior, the organ of the Presbyterian church. Retiring from the Interior, he accepted a position upon the Tribune, first as telegraph editor, but has filled successively those of night editor, news editor, literary editor, dramatic critic, general editorial writer, Washington correspondent, and managing editor, until now, as secretary and treasurer of the Trib une Company, he fills the post of business manager, with general supervision of the paper and its business affairs. Mr. Patterson is son-in-law of Mr. Medill, from whose shoulders he is gradually receiving the ih creasing burden of responsibility in the management of a great newspaper. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : James R. Grossman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1117 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780226310152 |
A comprehensive historical reference on metropolitan Chicago encompasses more than 1,400 entries on such topics as neighborhoods, ethnic groups, cultural institutions, and business history, and furnishes interpretive essays on the literary images of Chicago, the built environment, and the city's sports culture.
Author | : Alfred Theodore Andreas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 888 |
Release | : 1884 |
Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
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Author | : Cathy Jean Maloney |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2008-09-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0226502368 |
Once maligned as a swampy outpost, the fledgling city of Chicago brazenly adopted the motto Urbs in Horto or City in a Garden, in 1837. Chicago Gardens shows how this upstart town earned its sobriquet over the next century, from the first vegetable plots at Fort Dearborn to innovative garden designs at the 1933 World’s Fair. Cathy Jean Maloney has spent decades researching the city’s horticultural heritage, and here she reveals the unusual history of Chicago’s first gardens. Challenged by the region’s clay soil, harsh winters, and fierce winds, Chicago’s pioneering horticulturalists, Maloney demonstrates, found imaginative uses for hardy prairie plants. This same creative spirit thrived in the city’s local fruit and vegetable markets, encouraging the growth of what would become the nation’s produce hub. The vast plains that surrounded Chicago, meanwhile, inspired early landscape architects, such as Frederick Law Olmsted, Jens Jensen, and O.C. Simonds, to new heights of grandeur. Maloney does not forget the backyard gardeners: immigrants who cultivated treasured seeds and pioneers who planted native wildflowers. Maloney’s vibrant depictions of Chicagoans like “Bouquet Mary,” a flower peddler who built a greenhouse empire, add charming anecdotal evidence to her argument–that Chicago’s garden history rivals that of New York or London and ensures its status as a world-class capital of horticultural innovation. With exquisite archival photographs, prints, and postcards, as well as field guide descriptions of living legacy gardens for today’s visitors, Chicago Gardens will delight green-thumbs from all parts of the world.