Structuring Poverty in the Windy City: Autonomy, Virtue, and Isolation in Post-Fire Chicago, Paperback - Joel E. Black

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

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. 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. 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, ...

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...

Reducere. While Washington, D.C., is still often referred to as "Chocolate City, " it has undergone significant demographic, political, and economic change i...

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

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

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

Reducere. 'A City Within a City' is a case study of the civil rights era as it happened in smaller cities, focusing specifically on the struggles involving s...

Sàngó in Africa and the African Diaspora is a multidisciplinary, transregional exploration of Sàngó religious traditions in West Africa and beyond....

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

DescriptionIn Black on the Block, Mary Pattillo--a Newsweek Woman of the 21st Century--uses the historic rise, alarming fall, and equally dramatic ...

Survival of the City is an essential guide to the past and future of our citiesPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): David CutlerNumber of pages: ...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Tanya HartNumber of pages: 336Collection: Culture, Labor, HistoryPublication date: 2015Dimensions: 1...

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

Reducere. One of our great urbanists and one of our great public health experts join forces to reckon with how cities are changing in the face of existential...

Reducere. In Claiming Union Widowhood, Brandi Clay Brimmer analyzes the US pension system from the perspective of poor black women during and after the Civil...

Survival of the City is an essential guide to the past and future of our citiesPublisher: Hodder & Stoughton General DivisionAuthor(s): David Cutle...

From both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, the author paints an intimate portrait of how students and teachers actually cope, in real time, with the ch...

Sa ne hranim in lumina. Sa facem trecerea la regimul vegan pe calea noastra spirituala Doreen Virtue si Becky Black demonstreaza ca nu doar continu...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Isabelle de le (Independent Scholar, Switzerland) CourtIllustration(s): 35 bw illusNumber of pages: ...

Ground-breaking when first published in 1945, Black Metropolis remains a landmark study of race and urban life. Few studies since have been able to...

Sa ne hranim in lumina - Doreen Virtue, Becky Black

A selection of terrific previously unpublished photographs celebrating fire engines in post-war Britain.Publisher: Amberley PublishingAuthor(s): Ro...

All of us will go through dark times that we don't understand, including loss, sickness, or divorce. It's easy to get discouraged, give up on our d...

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 ...

The music of clarinetists Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras is iconic of American klezmer music. Their legacy has had an enduring impact on the dev...