The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago Before the Fire

by Ann Durkin Keating

When Juliette Kinzie first visited Chicago in 1831, it was anything but a city. An outpost in the shadow of Fort Dearborn, it had no streets, no sidewalks, no schools, no river-spanning bridges. And with two hundred disconnected residents, it lacked any sense of community. In the decades that followed, not only did Juliette witness the city's transition from Indian country to industrial center, but she was instrumental in its development.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022666452X
• ISBN13: 9780226664521
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"