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City of the Big Shoulders. In this poem, Sandburg goes on to concede that his Chicago is wicked, crooked, and brutal. But he exults that it is also alive—alive with energy, opportunity, and accomplishments.
15 Μαΐ 2020 · How did the pungent swamplands that the Native Americans called "the wild-garlic place" burgeon into one of the world's largest and most sophisticated cities? What is the real story behind the...
15 Μαΐ 2020 · What is the real story behind the Great Chicago Fire? What aspects of American industry exploded with the bomb in Haymarket Square? Could the gritty blue-collar hometown of Al Capone become a visionary global city? A city of immigrants and entrepreneurs, Chicago is quintessentially American.
9 Ιουλ 2020 · City of big shoulders : a history of Chicago. The early world of Chigagou, 1600-1750. -- Chigagou becomes Chicago, 1750-1835. -- Boom, bust, and recovery in early Chicago, 1835-1850. -- Chicago conquers the Midwest, 1850-1890. -- Life in a city on the make, 1850-1900. -- The fire, the bomb, and the fair, 1871-1893.
16 Μαρ 2000 · City of Big Shoulders: A History of Chicago takes its name from a description of the city by poet Carl Sandburg. Authored by historian Robert G. Spinney, this excellent book takes readers through the history of Chicago from its days as a frontier outpost all the way to the twenty-first century.
What is the real story behind the Great Chicago Fire? What aspects of American industry exploded with the bomb in Haymarket Square? Could the gritty blue-collar hometown of Al Capone become a visionary global city?
City of Big Shoulders links key events in Chicago's development, from its marshy origins in the 1600s to today's robust metropolis. Robert G. Spinney...
