Chicago: A Biography

by Dominic A. Pacyga

Book Overview

Chicago has been called by many names. Nelson Algren declared it a "City on the Make." Carl Sandburg dubbed it the "City of Big Shoulders." Upton Sinclair christened it "The Jungle," while New Yorkers, naturally, pronounced it "the Second City."

At last there is a book for all of us, whatever we choose to call Chicago. In this magisterial biography, historian Dominic Pacyga traces the storied past of his hometown, from the explorations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226644286
• ISBN13: 9780226644288
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.2" x 10.0"