Brown in the Windy City: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in Postwar Chicago, Paperback - Lilia Fernandez

Brown in the Windy City is the first history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago. Lilia Fern n...

Reducere. Pioneros II: Puerto Ricans in New York City, 1948-1998, Hardcover

DescriptionThe Great Chicago Fire in October 1871 destroyed 2, 600 acres and left tens of thousands without housing, food, fuel, or clothing. In th...

Reducere. The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called "Babel of Steel" dates back more than a century. Through hundreds of images of the "pioneers"-those P...

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Reducere. A book for kids by kids that takes you on a tour around Chicago's neighborhoods. Veteran journalist Alina Dizik interviews school-aged children aro...

Reducere. Chicago Haunted Handbook is the newest book in the Haunted Handbook collection within the popular America's Haunted Road Trip series and is written...

Reducere. Explore the fascinating story of Harry Gordon Selfridge in Chicago, Illinois.

Authentic Chicago Cooking. Get your copy of the best and most unique Chicago recipes from BookSumo Press Come take a journey with us into the delig...

Reducere. After Q and Angela help foil a Ghost Cell plot in San Antonio, they head to Chicago, the next stop on the Match tour. Since they've been busy fight...

This social history and community study documents the events surrounding the attempt by community members, activists, and VISTA architects to resis...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Jonna PerrilloIllustration(s): 15 halftonesNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimension...

Reducere. DescriptionFor much of the 20th century, the Chicagoland area was a manufacturing mecca due to its central geographic location and ready access to ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): John KrigeIllustration(s): 8 tablesNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 229 x...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Jonna PerrilloIllustration(s): 15 halftonesNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimension...

Reducere. The bone-chilling breeze off Lake Michigan carries unnerving whispers of days gone by. Sinister Chicago chronicles the unknown, unusual, or otherwi...

DescriptionRichly detailed and full of engaging stories, this charming guide traces the history of Chicago's unparalleled architecture. Meticulousl...

Reducere. Race, Front and Center: Perspectives on Race among Puerto Ricans is a collection of essays that captures in a single volume the breath of research ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): John KrigeIllustration(s): 8 tablesNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 158 x...

Reducere. Everyone knows stories about the American Mafia and its varied forms of crime, from racketeering to stock manipulation to murder. American Mafia: C...

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In July 1964, after a white police officer shot and killed a Black teenage boy, unrest broke out in Harlem and then Bedford-Stuyvesant. Christopher...

Reducere. The essays in Shadows in the City of Light explore the significance of Paris in the writing of five influential French writers--Sarah Kofman, Patri...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): David HugillIllustration(s): 14 black & white illustrations, 2 mapsNumber of pages: 216Publicati...

Japan's postwar urban imagination through the Metabolism architecture movement and visionary science fiction authors The devastation of the Second ...

Reducere. DescriptionAlthough Emmi has lived in Chicago for two years, she finds it hard to love her adopted city. As a German immigrant in the early 1870s, ...

Reducere. DescriptionAlthough Emmi has lived in Chicago for two years, she finds it hard to love her adopted city. As a German immigrant in the early 1870s, ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The area of Los Angeles known as South Central is often overshadowed by dismal stereotypes, problematic racial stigmas, and its status as the home ...

Reducere. "Chicago is a tale of two cities, " headlines declare. This narrative has been gaining steam alongside reports of growing economic divisions and di...

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the Captivating History of Chicago Founded as a tiny, temporary settlement, Chicago became a crux of the American fur trade befo...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of ChicagoFounded as a tiny, temporary settlement, Chicago became a crux of the American fur trade before growing i...

Reducere. Turning Points celebrates the 75th anniversary of Off Campus Writers' Workshop, a member-managed non-profit organization that has helped thousands ...

Reducere. Heralded as America's quintessentially modern city, Chicago has attracted the gaze of journalists, novelists, essayists, and scholars. Yet few hist...

In contemporary Manila, slums and squatter settlements are peppered throughout the city, often pushing right up against the walled enclaves of the ...

A translation of Fernand Braudel's "Ecrits sur l'histoire", published in 1969. The main themes of the work include: the importance of a "rapprochem...

Reducere. Get to Know the Illinois City's Most Vibrant and Historic Neighborhoods Grab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer. Chicagophile Rober...

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