Evening star., 1932-06-19
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Chicago.

Chicago.
In connection with the political con-
vention now meeting in Chicago, the
Public Library calls attention to the
following works descriptive Of the city
and its social conditions:
Description.
Chicago: A Portrait BY H. j. Smith.
1881. G896C. Sm54.
"An engaging book, of special interest
to those who know Chicago well, but
not lacking charm for those who want
to know it. Mr.. Smiths presentation is
quiet rejoinder to critics who have
been able to see in his favorite town
only violence, scandal, corruption and
bumptiousness. There Is an
other si6e to Chicago. Gentleness, deli
cacy of perception and intelligence are,
if this book is evidence, quite at home
there R. L. DufTus.
Chicago: The History CT Its Reputation.
Part 1. BY Lloyd Lewis. Introduc
tion and Part II by Henry Justin
Smith. 1929. F896C .L58.
The perverse City Of Chicago. with
its century-old characteristics Of bad
morals and good business, enjoys an
other of its famed breaks of good for
tune in the decision of Messrs. Smith
and Lewis to explain just what made it
what it is today, for without benefit OF
whitewash or blasting the City of Mani
fest Destiny gets its deserts in this faS
cinating informative and beautifully
done book. Edward Sullivan.
Chicago in Seven Days. BY John
Drury 1928. G896C D84
The author divices his task into day.
long periods and conducts a young
woman through all the sections of the
city. Mr Drury is stepped in
information concerning all these things,
and tells all he knows in interesting
style"
Chicago Through the Eyes of Business.
An intimate view Of the real Chicago
as revealed by those who know this
city and really understand it. Chi
cago Better Business Bureau, Inc
1890. G896C .C43
The Book of Chicago. BY Robert
Shackleton. 1920. G896C .Sh13.
The book is far from being a cata-
logue Of landmarks and monuments, or
even of merits and faults. 1t gives to
the city personal quality and to the
reader a sense that here is a mass of
people living, breathing and enjoying
life"
Chicago Poems. BY Carl Sandburg.
1916. YPSa53c
The volume is truer to its title than
are manv others-Halstei street. Clark
Street BriGge. the bronze statues of
Lincoln and Grant, the picnic boats
coming home across the lake, these are
the poets Inspirations
Social Conditions.
Chicago: A Mere Intimate View Of Ur-
ban Politics. BY c. E. Merriam.
1929. JU896CM55.
"Mr Merriam, a resident Of Chicago
for some % years. professor of political
science at the University of Chicago.
for six years an alderman and for many
years both a participant and observer
in many political scenes. has written an
account of the growth of the city from
the fire of 1871 to 1929
Pioneering on Social Frontiers. BY
Graham Taylor. 1880. IGS96C T2l.
Prof. Taylor's book deserves to stand
with several others which are gradually
making clear to the outer world the
real nature Of that amazing City of
Chicago."-W. j. Abbot.
School and Society in Chicago. BY G.
S. Counts. 1923. IK896C C83
Apart from minor errors, the author
knows Chicago and its forces of good,
evil and half-good- -half-evil His ac-
count of the local press, the leading
organizations. the churches. the labor
unions as actors in the school drama is
remarkably accurately. S. Yarros.
Growing Up With a City. BY L. de K.
Bowen. 1926 HC896 B67.
A lifelong resident of Chicago de-
scribes the social life, charities. courts
and prCgre-s of women in Americas
second largest city.
Human Welfare in Chicago. Edited by
H. c. Carbaugh. 1917. H896.C17.
A collection of articles en- art. music.
libraries, parks, recreations, philanthro-
pies, neighborhood work and other so
cial activities.
The Gang: A Study of 1913 Gangs In
Chicago. BY F. M. Thrasher. 1927.
IC.T416g.
"Dr. Thrasher's book will prove of
compelling interest to students Of crime
ana city politics. Sociologists and psy-
cnolog1sts will find in it q model of
soClai research and significant con-
tsrioution to our knowledge of human
oenaVlor. The social worker and edu-
cator Will find it an illuminating back
GROUND against which to consider the
Itactlcal problems of boy adjustment.
10 the romantically minded it will ap-
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