Chicago in the Sixties: Remembering a Time of Change

<p>Chicago in the Sixties: Remembering a Time of Change is a book about the city during two "decades." One began in 1960 as a continuation of the 1950s and lasted until around 1965. Then, as if a tornado roared through the area, the period from 1965 and throughout the 1970s shifted dramatically in its social, economic and political directions. This is a book of memories provided by 80 current and former Chicagoans, all with different backgrounds and experiences, but with a common focus: remembrances of a decade of change. The introduction to the book is written by Bob Sirott.</p>

History

Samors, Neal

Americas

Chicago's Neighborhoods

Chicago in the Sixties: Remembering a Time of Change is a book about the city during two "decades." One began in 1960 as a continuation of the 1950s and lasted until around 1965. Then, as if a tornado roared through the area, the period from 1965 and throughout the 1970s shifted dramatically in its social, economic and political directions. This a book of the memories of 80 current and former Chicagoans, all with different backgrounds and experiences, but with a common focus: remembrances of a decade of change. The introduction to the book is written by Bob Sirott.

<p>It is like no other book about Chicago's past and present--exploring the dynamic changes that have continuously shaped the greater Loop district from the late nineteenth century to the present time. Downtown's evolution is vividly portrayed through more than 250 historical photos interlaced with a tapestry of memories, experiences and thoughts related by interviewees such as Josephine Baskin Minow, Gary Johnson, Jerome R. Butler, James McDonough, Ann Roth, James O'Connor, Kay Mayer, Michael Demetrio, Bernard Judge, Paul Meincke, Potter Palmer IV and Marshall Field V. A descriptive narrative introduces each section of the book, tying all the elements together.</p>

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