Chicago by the book : 101 publications that shaped the city and its image / The Caxton Club ; introduction by Neil Harris.

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.

©2018

xvii, 273 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm

"This project tells the story of Chicago through 101 landmark publications about it. From Sister Carrie to Playboy and from The Jungle to Nature's Metropolis, this collection of short essays will cast Chicago's history in a unique light, while also illuminating the bibliophilic history of the books, magazines, and other printed objects that have shaped the city and the way people think about it."--Supplied by publisher.

English

January 14, 2019

Includes bibliographical references and index.