Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-225) and index.
Contents
Introduction: "Chicago, the infamous city" -- "Do you wonder Chicago burned?" The Great Chicago Fire and the launching of Chicago's national reputation -- "The new city of the New World:" Fin-de-siecle Chicago and its fairs -- "Turbulent mistress of the West:" Popular images of Chicago in the Progressive Era -- "All the world is waiting for the sunrise:" A Century of Progress and the national image of Chicago -- Infamous city: Chicago and the reworking of reality in American popular culture -- The end of the myth: Chicago in the tumultuous 1960s.
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