Chicago's great fire : the destruction and resurrection of an iconic American city
"Between October 8-10, 1871, much of the city of Chicago was destroyed by one of the most legendary urban fires in history. Incorporated as a city in 1837, Chicago had grown at a breathtaking pace in barely three decades, from just over 4,000 in 1840 to greater than 330,000 at the time of the f...
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Atlantic Monthly Press
2020
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