City of the Century
The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America
$44.75
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
23 June 1997
Summary
The epic of Chicago is the story of the emergence of modern America. Here, witness Chicago’s growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to one of the world’s most explosively alive cities by 1900.
Donald Miller’s powerful narrative embraces it all: Chicago’s wild beginnings, its reckless growth, its natural calamities (especially the Great Fire of 1871), its raucous politics, its empire-building businessmen, its world-transforming architecture, its rich mix of cultures, its …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780684831381 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0684831384 |
| Author: | Donald L. Miller |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 23 June 1997 |
| Weight: | 785g |
| Dimensions: | 51mm x 156mm x 235mm |
| Series: | Illinois |
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Critics Review
Morris DicksteinThe Washington PostSweeping and beautifully written.
John Barron Chicago Sun-Times With City of the Century, Miller has written what will be judged as the great Chicago history.
David McCullough author of John Adams Brims with life, with people, surprise, and with stories – and stories within stories – all worth telling.
Morris Dickstein The Washington Post Sweeping and beautifully written.
Michiko Kakutani The New York Times A wonderfully readable account of Chicago’s early history.
Donald L. Miller
Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College and author of ten books, including Vicksburg, and Masters of the Air, currently being made into a television series by Tom Hanks. He has hosted, coproduced, or served as historical consultant for more than thirty television documentaries and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications.
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