Chicago Portraits: New Edition

by June Skinner Sawyers

The famous, the infamous, and the unjustly forgotten--all receive their due in this biographical dictionary of the people who have made Chicago one of the world's great cities. Here are the life stories--provided in short, entertaining capsules--of Chicago's cultural giants as well as the industrialists, architects, and politicians who literally gave shape to the city. Jane Addams, Al Capone, Willie Dixon, Harriet Monroe, Louis Sullivan, Bill Veeck,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810126494
• ISBN13: 9780810126497
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.0" x 10.0"