This compact yet comprehensive account of Chicago's history links
key events in the city's development, from its marshy origins in
the 1600s to today's robust metropolis. Synthesizing a vast body of
literature, Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose
lives made the city-not only the tycoons and the politicians but
also the hundreds of thousands of immigrants from all over the
world who have kept the city working. City of Big Shoulders sweeps
across the colorful and dramatic panorama of Chicago's explosive
past. How did the pungent swamplands that the Native Americans
called the wild-garlic place mushroom into one of the world's
largest and most sophisticated cities? What is the real story
behind the Great Chicago Fire? What aspects of American industry
exploded with the bomb in Haymarket Square? Did the 1920s in
Chicago roar as loudly as Hollywood would have us believe? A city
of immigrants and entrepreneurs, Chicago is quintessentially
American. Spinney traces formative events in the city's history,
bringing to life the people, events, and institutions that are most
important for understanding Chicago's story. From Fort Dearborn to
Cabrini-Green, P\u00e8re Marquette to Mayor Daley, the Union
Stockyards to the Chicago Bulls, City of Big Shoulders draws
together diverse threads of the city's development, shedding light
on underlying social and economic causes of major events and,
especially, on the roles of ordinary people. Engaging and highly
informative, this account will interest students and teachers of
urban history, as well as anyone looking for a brisk overview of
Chicago's history. Historic photographs and informative tables
illuminate the narrative.
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