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City of the century
the epic of Chicago and the making of America
By Miller, Donald F.
- ISBN
- 978-0-68480-194-0
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. ; Simon & Schuster, c1996.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 15, 1996
No other American city experienced the growth and development, destructive natural disaster, and rebirth that Chicago did in the 19th century. The Great Fire of 1871 was potentially the end of the largest city in America's heartland, but by 1893 Chicago had rebuilt and hosted the World's Columbian Exposition. The story of that growth, loss...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
