num_pages: 377
description: This classic history of crime tells how Chicago's underworld earned and kept its reputation.
language: English
title: Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld
titlecomplete: Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld
genres: American, Historical, History, American History, Research, Biography, Nonfiction, Crime, True Crime, 19th Century
ratings_count: 447
publisher: Northern Illinois Univ Pr