| Chicago by Gaslight: A History of Chicago's Netherworld: 1880-1920 Contributor(s): Lindberg, Richard (Author), Deckert, Bob (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0897334213 ISBN-13: 9780897334211 Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.77 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2005 Annotation: This book revises the picture of the glittering Chicago of impressive mansions and museums; it exposes the city's corrupt underbelly and the realities of life in an age which is often assumed to have been simpler and more moral than ours. Includes chapters on the Haymarket riot, the gamblers' wars, the notorious levee red-light district and institutionalized graft. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 977.311 |
| LCCN: 96145837 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.01" W x 8.96" (0.80 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |