| As Others See Chicago: Impressions of Visitors, 1673-1933 Contributor(s): Pierce, Bessie Louise (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226668215 ISBN-13: 9780226668215 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: Sometimes it takes an outsider to capture the essence of an individual place. The impressions of travelers in particular have a special allure--unanticipated and serendipitous, their views get to the heart of a particular region because nothing to them is routine or expected. First published in 1933 by the University of Chicago Press to mark the occasion of the Century of Progress Exhibition, "As Others See Chicago" consists of writings culled from over a thousand men and women who visited the city and commented on the best and worst it had to offer, from the skyscrapers to the stockyards. Originally compiled by Bessie Louise Pierce, the first major historian of Chicago, and featuring her own incisive commentary, the volume brings together the impressions of visitors to Chicago over two and a half centuries, from the early years of Westward Expansion to the height of the Great Depression. In addition to writings from better known personalities such as Rudyard Kipling and Waldo Frank, the book collects the opinions of missionaries, aristocrats, journalists, and politicians--observers who were perfectly placed to comment on the development of the city, its inhabitants, and well known events that would one day define Chicago history, such as the Great Fire of 1871 and the 1893 World's Fair. Taking us back to a time when Chicago was "more astonishing than the wildest visions of the most vagrant imaginations," "As Others See Chicago" offers an enthralling portrait of an enduring American metropolis. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 977.311 |
| LCCN: 2003026813 |
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.67 lbs) 548 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
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Contributor Bio(s): Pierce, Bessie Louise: - Bessie Louise Pierce (1888-1974) was professor of history at the University of Chicago until her retirement in 1954. As Others See Chicago, a collection of observations and opinions of visitors to the city, was published in 1933. The three volumes of A History of Chicago were published between 1937 and 1957. |