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.
| ISBN: | 9780897334211 |
| Publication date: | 30th August 2005 |
| Author: | Richard Lindberg |
| Illustrator: | Bob Deckert |
| Publisher: | Academy Chicago Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas |
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.
Chicago by Gaslight features in the following genres: History of the Americas
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Chicago by Gaslight was written by Richard Lindberg and published by Academy Chicago Publishers
Chicago by Gaslight has 280 pages