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Paperback A History Lover's Guide to Chicago Book

ISBN: 146714570X

ISBN13: 9781467145701

A History Lover's Guide to Chicago

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Founded next to a great lake and a sluggish river, Chicago grew faster than any city ever has. Splendid department stores created modern retailing, and the skyscraper was invented to handle the needs of booming businesses in an increasingly concentrated downtown. The stockyards fed the world, and railroads turned the city into the nation's transportation hub. A great fire leveled the city, but Chicago rose again. Glorious museums, churches and theaters...

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