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The third coast : when Chicago built the American dream / Thomas Dyja.

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The third coast : when Chicago built the American dream / Thomas Dyja.

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The third coast : when Chicago built the American dream / Thomas Dyja.

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Full title

The third coast : when Chicago built the American dream / Thomas Dyja.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : The Penguin Press, [2013]

Alternative title

3rd coast.

Call Numbers

G 2013/2708

Record Identifier

74VKDrmyEmZM

MMS ID

991019013609702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xxxiv, 508 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 25 cm.

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

pt. 1. Pre-1945. The brick is another teacher ; We were part of them ; Washed up on a favorable shore ; The ideal world of Mr. Hutchins -- pt. 2. 1945-1949. The chaos of our conceptions ; Believers in the city ; A discovered beauty ; Until my change comes ; A local youth in love ; Let me do one by m...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : The Penguin Press, [2013]

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

[2013]

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Much of what defined the nation as it grew into a superpower was produced in Chicago. Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to coast journey included a stop there, and this flow of people and commodities made it America's central clearinghouse, laboratory, and factory. And even as Chicago led the way in creating mass-market culture,...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The third coast : when Chicago built the American dream / Thomas Dyja.

Portion of title

When Chicago built the American dream.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-488) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2013.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2013/2708

Record Identifier

74VKDrmyEmZM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKDrmyEmZM

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ISBN

9781594204326

1594204322

DDC

977.311043

MMS ID

991019013609702626

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