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City of scoundrels : the twelve days of disaster that gave birth to modern Chicago  Cover Image Book Book

City of scoundrels : the twelve days of disaster that gave birth to modern Chicago

Krist, Gary (Author).

Summary: Documents the harrowing twelve-day period in Chicago in 1919 during which a blimp crash, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational child murder case challenged the city's modernization efforts.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0307454290
  • ISBN: 9780307454294
  • Physical Description: 347 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports., maps ; 25 cm.
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  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-333) and index.
Subject: Chicago (Ill.) Civilization
Chicago (Ill.) History 20th century
Disasters Illinois Chicago History 20th century

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch 977.311 K92c 2012 (Text) 33126016956520 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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