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City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago

Gary Krist
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Documents the harrowing 12-day period in 1919 Chicago during which a blimp crash, a race riot, a crippling transit strike and a sensational child murder case challenged the city's modernization efforts. By the author of The White Cascade.
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0307454290
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9780307454294
kindle Asin:
B005EM8O7A

City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago

Gary Krist
3.65/5 (2741 ratings)
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Documents the harrowing 12-day period in 1919 Chicago during which a blimp crash, a race riot, a crippling transit strike and a sensational child murder case challenged the city's modernization efforts. By the author of The White Cascade.
Format:
Pages:
347 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
First Edition
Language:
ISBN10:
0307454290
ISBN13:
9780307454294
kindle Asin:
B005EM8O7A

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