Chicago, center for enterprise
Subtitle: an illustrated history
By: by Kenan Heise and Michael Edgerton ; introduction by Emmett Dedmon ; contributing editors, Barbara Marinacci and Carol V. Davis ; picture editor, Teri Davis Greenberg ; sponsored by the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry.
Contributors: Edgerton, Michael, 1949-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Windsor Publications
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Woodland Hills, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 567
Subjects: Industries -- Illinois -- Chicago; Chicago (Ill.) -- History; Chicago (Ill.) -- Description and travel
Description: This two-volume slip-cased set highlights the growth and development of Chicago and its rise in becoming a major city center in the world. Volume I (271 pages) covers the 19th century, and concludes with a series of histories of major Chicago companies. Volume II (296 pages) covers the 20th century, and again concludes with a series of Chicago business histories. These books are heavily illustrated.
Notes: Bibliography: v. 2, p. 556-558.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The 19th century; title: v. 2. The century.