Chicago : Rising from the Prairie

Chicago. It's a city of giants. From the Auditorium Building to the Sears Tower. Louis Sullivan, Richard Wright and Clarence Darrow - they have all left their mark. But Chicago rises from the prairie because millions of people call it home and have worked hard to make it great. People such as Gurdon S. Hubbard, the pioneer who loved a Native American princess, and Robert S. Abbott who called Chicago the Promised Land. People such as Margaret Anderson, the siren of Chicago's literary past, and John Peter Altgeld who signed his own political death sentence. From the Great Chicago Fire to the Great Migration, author Richard Cahan explores Chicago, its events and its people. He has found an epic story and used unforgettable photos to illustrate what makes the city so special. To turn these pages is to travel through the enchanted world of Chicago from 1830 through 1945. With an introductory message from Chciago Mayor Richard M. Daley, this is a people's history of a dynamic city. Cahan uses mementos - postcards, sheet music, newspapers, woodcuts, matchbook covers, posters, stereographs, police records, souvenirs and ticket stubs - to bring home the sweet story of Chicago.