As Others See Chicago: Impressions of Visitors, 1673-1933Bessie Louise Pierce University of Chicago Press, 29.05.2004 - 540 Seiten Sometimes it takes an outsider to capture the essence of an individual place. The impressions of travelers in particular have a special allure—unanticipated and serendipitous, their views get to the heart of a particular region because nothing to them is routine or expected. First published in 1933 by the University of Chicago Press to mark the occasion of the Century of Progress Exhibition, As Others See Chicago consists of writings culled from over a thousand men and women who visited the city and commented on the best and worst it had to offer, from the skyscrapers to the stockyards. Originally compiled by Bessie Louise Pierce, the first major historian of Chicago, and featuring her own incisive commentary, the volume brings together the impressions of visitors to Chicago over two and a half centuries, from the early years of Westward Expansion to the height of the Great Depression. In addition to writings from better known personalities such as Rudyard Kipling and Waldo Frank, the book collects the opinions of missionaries, aristocrats, journalists, and politicians—observers who were perfectly placed to comment on the development of the city, its inhabitants, and well known events that would one day define Chicago history, such as the Great Fire of 1871 and the 1893 World's Fair. Taking us back to a time when Chicago was "more astonishing than the wildest visions of the most vagrant imaginations," As Others See Chicago offers an enthralling portrait of an enduring American metropolis. |
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... Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press , Ltd. , London 1933 , 2004 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved . Published 2004 Printed in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 I 2 3 4 5 ISBN : 0-226 ...
... Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press , Ltd. , London 1933 , 2004 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved . Published 2004 Printed in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 I 2 3 4 5 ISBN : 0-226 ...
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... Chicago The Chicago River . JOHN TIPTON Fort Dearborn and Chicago WILLIAM H. KEATING The Natural History , Indians , and Disadvantages of Chicago CHARLES BUTLER . Chicago in 1833 in the Eyes of an Investor Land Speculation . CHARLES ...
... Chicago The Chicago River . JOHN TIPTON Fort Dearborn and Chicago WILLIAM H. KEATING The Natural History , Indians , and Disadvantages of Chicago CHARLES BUTLER . Chicago in 1833 in the Eyes of an Investor Land Speculation . CHARLES ...
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... Chicago from a " Trap " Business in Chicago Wildcat Banking 99 ΙΟΙ A Dinner at Chicago Drainage of Land A Visit to the Theater A Winter Morning . Amusements 104 107 107 109 IIO ΙΙΟ PART II . AN ERA OF EXPANSION INTRODUCTION 115 FREDRIKA ...
... Chicago from a " Trap " Business in Chicago Wildcat Banking 99 ΙΟΙ A Dinner at Chicago Drainage of Land A Visit to the Theater A Winter Morning . Amusements 104 107 107 109 IIO ΙΙΟ PART II . AN ERA OF EXPANSION INTRODUCTION 115 FREDRIKA ...
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... Chicago in the 1860's F. BARHAM ZINCKE Chicago's Buildings City Ordinances PAGE 176 176 182 182 184 185 186 Trinity Church . Secular and Religious Schools . Chicago's Drinking Water 189 ALEXANDER FREAR 191 The Great Fire of 1871 191 ...
... Chicago in the 1860's F. BARHAM ZINCKE Chicago's Buildings City Ordinances PAGE 176 176 182 182 184 185 186 Trinity Church . Secular and Religious Schools . Chicago's Drinking Water 189 ALEXANDER FREAR 191 The Great Fire of 1871 191 ...
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... Chicago's Parks , Streets , and Homes The Women of Chicago M. E. BRUWAERT . 301 305 324 Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition . 325 MULJI DEVJI VEDANT 340 The White City 340 JAMES FULLARTON MUIRHEAD 351 Chicago , the City of ...
... Chicago's Parks , Streets , and Homes The Women of Chicago M. E. BRUWAERT . 301 305 324 Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition . 325 MULJI DEVJI VEDANT 340 The White City 340 JAMES FULLARTON MUIRHEAD 351 Chicago , the City of ...
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INTRODUCTION | 3 |
JACQUES MARQUETTE | 13 |
SAMUEL A STORROW | 23 |
WILLIAM H KEATING | 31 |
CHARLES BUTLER | 40 |
CHARLES JOSEPH LATROBE | 54 |
PATRICK SHIRREFF | 65 |
HARRIET MARTINEAU | 81 |
27 | 287 |
Metropolitan Area | 294 |
Clubs | 300 |
E BRUWAERT | 324 |
MULJI DEVJI VEDANT | 340 |
JAMES FULLARTON MUIRHEAD | 351 |
INTRODUCTION | 369 |
PAUL BOURGET | 381 |
JAMES SILK BUCKINGHAM | 87 |
SARAH MARGARET FULLER | 95 |
JOHN LEWIS PEYTON | 99 |
INTRODUCTION | 115 |
23 | 123 |
FREDRIKA BREMER | 125 |
J J AMPÈRE | 133 |
Recreation | 139 |
WILLIAM FERGUSON | 148 |
PECKHAM | 166 |
CHRISTIAN H JEVNE | 176 |
F BARHAM ZINCKE | 182 |
ALEXANDER FREAR | 191 |
INTRODUCTION | 207 |
SIR JOHN LENG | 219 |
LADY DUFFUS HARDY | 226 |
RUDYARD KIPLING | 250 |
PAUL DE ROUSIERS | 262 |
GUISEPPE GIACOSA | 275 |
GEORGE WARRINGTON STEEVENS | 395 |
PRICE COLLIER | 402 |
WILLIAM ARCHER | 408 |
COUNT PETER DE VAYA AND LUSKOD | 417 |
EDWARD HUNGERFORD | 429 |
JULIAN STREET | 441 |
31 | 458 |
ARTHUR EVERETT SHIPLEY | 461 |
40 | 466 |
HAROLD SPENDER | 473 |
SIR CHARLES CHEERS WAKEFIELD | 484 |
G K CHESTERTON | 500 |
56 | 504 |
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