Chicago by Dominic A Pacyga

Chicago by Dominic A Pacyga

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A work that traces the storied past of the author's hometown, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today. It gives voice to the city's steelyard workers and kill floor operators, and maps the neighborhoods distinguished not by Louis Sullivan masterworks but by bungalows and corner taverns.

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Chicago by Dominic A Pacyga

A work that traces the storied past of the author's hometown, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today. It gives voice to the city's steelyard workers and kill floor operators, and maps the neighborhoods distinguished not by Louis Sullivan masterworks but by bungalows and corner taverns.
Dominic A. Pacyga is an award-winning author or coauthor of several books, including Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago: Workers on the South Side, 1880-1922, also published by the University of Chicago Press. He teaches in the Department of Humanities, History, and Social Sciences at Columbia College Chicago.
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ISBN 13 9780226644288
ISBN 10 0226644286
Title Chicago
Author Dominic A Pacyga
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Year published 2011-04-15
Number of pages 472
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