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Tables of Contents for City of Big Shoulders
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Illustrations
ix
List of Tables
xi
Preface
xiii
The Early World of Chigagou, 1600--1750
5
8
Chigagou Becomes Chicago, 1750--1835
13
18
Boom, Bust, and Recovery in Early Chicago, 1835--1850
31
15
Chicago Conquers the Midwest, 1850--1890
46
24
Life in a City on the Make, 1850--1900
70
29
The Fire, the Bomb, and the Fair, 1871--1893
99
24
The New Immigration, 1880--1920
123
23
Progressivism and Urban Reform, 1890--1915
146
19
World War I and the Roaring Twenties, 1915--1929
165
23
The Great Depression, World War II, and Suburban Growth, 1929--1955
188
25
Richard J. Daley and The City That Works, 1955--1976
213
28
The Transitions of the Post-Daley Years, 1976--1997
241
28
Notes
269
16
Bibliography
285
10
Index
295