Chicago by Gaslight

Author	: Richard Lindberg
Publisher	: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages	: 266
Release	: 2007-01-01
ISBN-13	: 9781613737866
ISBN-10	: 1613737866
Rating	: 4/5 (66 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Chicago by Gaslight by : Richard Lindberg

Download or read book Chicago by Gaslight written by Richard Lindberg and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book revises the picture of the glittering Chicago of impressive mansions and museums; it exposes the city's corrupt underbelly and the realities of life in an age which is often assumed to have been simpler and more moral than ours. Includes chapters on the Haymarket riot, the gamblers' wars, the notorious levee red-light district and institutionalized graft.

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