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Chargement... Chicago: A Biographypar Dominic A. Pacyga
   Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) gregory_gwen | Dec 3, 2010 |  ) LTFL_JMLS | Dec 3, 2010 | Dominic A. Pacyga, a Chicago expert, a local, and a college professor has written what, in theory, sounded like it could've been an outstanding book, a history of the city of Chicago, with a particular emphasis on the people and the things that have affected the people, such as labor struggles, housing issues etc. At times, this was a great book. Pacyga has a knack for putting things into perspective, such as the 1919 Chicago race wars. However, he's also got a heavy-handed writing style and, at times, I felt overwhelmed by facts. This happened on that date at this address. That happened on this date at that address. I've heard him speak on the Chicago documentary from PBS so this surprised me. I thought things improved as I got further into the book. One thing really annoyed me. I'm a north side/northern suburbs girl and it really bothered me that this book could have been called The South Side of Chicago: A Biography. There was even quite a bit about the west side. However, you'd barely know that there was a north side with as little attention as he gave to it. (Of course, there really is no east side--you'd be in Lake Michigan, except for a small southeast side.) In short, this book had its moments but the reader has to go through a lot to get to them. I'd recommend it, with some reservations. (  )1  lindapanzo | May 10, 2010 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Chicago has been called by many names. Nelson Algren declared it a "City on the Make." Carl Sandburg dubbed it the "City of Big Shoulders." Upton Sinclair christened it "The Jungle," while New Yorkers, naturally, pronounced it "the Second City." At last there is a book for all of us, whatever we choose to call Chicago. In this magisterial biography, historian Dominic Pacygatraces the storied past of his hometown, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today. The city's great industrialists, reformers, and politicians--and, indeed, the many not-so-great and downright notorious--animate this book, from Al Capone and Jane Addams to Mayor Richard J. Daley and President Barack Obama. But what distinguishes this book from the many others on the subject is its author's uncommon ability to illuminate the lives of Chicago's ordinary people. Raised on the city's South Side and employed for a time in the stockyards, Pacyga gives voice to the city's steelyard workers and kill floor operators, and maps the neighborhoods distinguished not by Louis Sullivan masterworks, but by bungalows and corner taverns. Filled with the city's one-of-a-kind characters and all of its defining moments, Chicago: A Biography is as big and boisterous as its namesake--and as ambitious as the men and women who built it. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)977.311History and Geography North America Midwestern U.S. Illinois Cook; Chicago ChicagoClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.83)
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