Title: Chicago by the Book
Description: "This project tells the story of Chicago through 101 landmark publications about it. From Sister Carrie to Playboy and from The Jungle to Nature's Metropolis, this collection of short essays will cast Chicago's history in a unique light, while also illuminating the bibliophilic history of the books, magazines, and other printed objects that have shaped the city and the way people think about it."--Supplied by publisher.
Subjects: Chicago (ill.), history, Chicago (ill.), social life and customs, History, In literature, Intellectual life, Literature