Chicago's greatest year, 1893 the White City and the birth of a modern metropolis / Joseph Gustaitis.

Author/creator Gustaitis, Joseph, 1944-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCarbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Descriptionxii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
City and town life--Illinois. --Chicago. --History. --19th century.
Social change--Illinois. --Chicago. --History. --19th century.
Civic improvement--Illinois. --Chicago. --History. --19th century.
Urbanization--Illinois. --Chicago. --History. --19th century.
Architecture--Illinois. --Chicago. --History. --19th century.
Chicago (Ill.)--History. --1875-.
Chicago (Ill.)--Social life and customs. --19th century.
Chicago (Ill.)--Intellectual life. --19th century.
Chicago (Ill.)--Biography.

Portion of title White City and the birth of a modern metropolis
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012037898
ISBN9780809332489 (paperback : alkaline paper)
ISBN0809332485 (paperback : alkaline paper)

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