Chicago has been called by many names. Nelson Algren declared it a OC City on the Make.OCO Carl Sandburg dubbed it the OC City of Big Shoulders.OCO Upton Sinclair christened it OC The Jungle, OCO while New Yorkers, naturally, pronounced it OC the Second City.OCOAt last there is a book for all of us, whatever we choose to call Chicago. In this magisterial biography, historian Dominic Pacyga" "traces the storied past of his hometown, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today. The cityOCOs great industrialists, reformers, and politiciansOCoand, indeed, the many not-so-great and downright notoriousOCoanimate this book, from Al Capone and Jane Addams to Mayor Richard J. Daley and President Barack Obama. But what distinguishes this book from the many others on the subject is its authorOCOs uncommon ability to illuminate the lives of ChicagoOCOs ordinary people. Raised on the cityOCOs South Side and employed for a time in the stockyards, Pacygaagives voice to the cityOCOs steelyard workers and kill floor operators, and maps the neighborhoods distinguished not by Louis Sullivan masterworks, but by bungalows and corner taverns.aFilled with the cityOCOs one-of-a-kind characters and all of its defining moments, "Chicago: A Biography" is as big and boisterous as its namesakeOCoand as ambitious as the men and women who built it."

Chicago: A Biography

Dominic A. Pacyga

University of Chicago Press

<p>Steel and the steel industry are the backbone of Chicago's southeast side, an often overlooked neighborhood with a rich ethnic heritage. Bolstered by the prosperous steel industry, the community attracted numerous, strong-willed people with a desire to work from distinct cultural backgrounds. In recent years, the vitality of the steel industry has diminished. Chicago's Southeast Side displays many rare and interesting pictures that capture the spirit of the community when the steel industry was a vibrant force. Although annexed in 1889 by the city of Chicago, the community has maintained its own identity through the years. In an attempt to remain connected to their homelands, many immigrants established businesses, churches, and organizations to ease their transition to a new and unfamiliar land. The southeast side had its own schools, shopping districts, and factories. As a result, it became a prosperous, yet separate, enclave within the city of Chicago.</p>

Chicago's Southeast Side (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

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History

Ellen Skerrett

Americas

Loyola University Press

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