City of Scoundrels: The Twelve Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago

by Gary Krist

Book Overview

The masterfully told story of 12 volatile days in the life of Chicago, when an aviation disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational child murder transfixed and roiled a city already on the brink of collapse.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307454290
• ISBN13: 9780307454294
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Documentation of Chicago becoming A Modern City.

I grew up in Chicago in the 1950s & 1960s. This book made me wish I was there when THE BLIMP cruised along Lake Michigan before crashing.