The Book of Chicago
eBook - ePub

The Book of Chicago

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Book of Chicago

About this book

In his facile, chatty way the author tells of the city's marvelous growth, taking us from the Loop through that Olympus of Chicago, the Lake Shore Drive to Oak Park and South Chicago. The landmarks of the early settlers and the "beauty spots" of the modern city are all described in such a manner that they cannot fail to appeal to even the most conservative of Easterners. Mr. Shackleton in all his books of the cities, shows each one distinctly; its characteristics, institutions, literary traditions, landmarks, and its people. Nothing is too small for him to chronicle—their habits of speech, their eating, ancestor worship. In each city he manages to discover many odd corners not found by the usual sightseer. His is a sympathetic, clear-eyed, often humorous interpretation of the city in each case.

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Table of contents

  1. Chapter I - This is Chicago!
  2. Chapter II - A City Without Cobwebs
  3. Chapter III - ''We Will Go And Get Them''
  4. Chapter IV - The Lake Front
  5. Chapter V - Over Rush Street Bridge
  6. Chapter VI - The Loop Hounds
  7. Chapter VIII - Clubs Are Trumps
  8. Chapter IX – The Passing Of Prairie Avenue
  9. Chapter XI - How Art Came To Chicago
  10. Chapter XII - Some Matters Of Business
  11. Chapter XIII - A Modern Corsair
  12. Chapter XIV - Traits And Aspects
  13. Chapter XV - Music
  14. Chapter XVI - Where Once Was The White City
  15. Chapter XVII - An Oxford Of The West
  16. Chapter XVIII - The Dukes Of Chicago
  17. Chapter XIX - A Marquette Cross
  18. Chapter XX - Out In The Suburbs
  19. Chapter XXI - The Extraordinary Making Of Gary
  20. Chapter XXII - The Solitary Dunes
  21. Chapter XXIII - Why Chicago Is!
  22. Chapter XXIV - The Gold Coast
  23. Chapter XXV - A Child And Its A-B-C