City watch
Subtitle: discovering the uncommon Chicago
By: Jon Anderson.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: City and town life -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century; Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "City Watch introduces readers to an eclectic mix of social clubs, subcultures, and minor celebrities. From Foraging Friends, a group of penniless ecologists who forage for wild foods in a county forest preserve, to the annual Dumpster Diver fashion show, from the Oakton Elementary School chess team to a group that calls itself Some Chicago Anarchists, readers will discover the characters and events that define Chicago's local color."--BOOK JACKET.