Fortune and Faith in Old Chicago: A Dual Biography of Mayor Augustus Garrett and Seminary Founder Eliza Clark Garrett

by Charles H. Cosgrove

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This engaging biography of Augustus Garrett and Eliza Clark Garrett tells two equally compelling stories: an ambitious man's struggle to succeed and the remarkable spiritual journey of a woman attempting to overcome tragedy. By contextualizing the couple's lives within the rich social, political, business, and religious milieu of Chicago's early urbanization, author Charles H. Cosgrove fills a gap in the history of the city in the mid-nineteenth century...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0809337940

ISBN13:9780809337941

Release Date:February 2020

Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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