Sounds of Reform
Subtitle: Progressivism and Music in Chicago, 1873-1935
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: September 26, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780807828076
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Cultural studies; Music; Social History; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Illinois; History & Criticism - General; United States - State & Local - General; History; History - U.S.; Progressivism (United States politics); History: American; American Studies; History/United States: General; Music;; Sociology - Urban; General; Chicago; Political aspects; Progressivism (United States p
First sentence: During the first week of June 1873, tens of thousands of residents, out-of-town visitors, and dignitaries jammed the two-block-long Michigan Southern and Rock Island Railway depot to attend the largest music festival in Chicago history.