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Subject(s)

• Chicago (Ill.)—History—20th century [Browse]
• Chicago (Ill.)—Social conditions—20th century [Browse]
• Chicago (Ill.)—Intellectual life—20th century [Browse]
• Chicago (Ill.)—Relations—United States [Browse]
• United States—Relations—Illinois—Chicago [Browse]

Summary note

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, its artists pushed back in their own distinct voices. Chicago native Thomas Dyja re-creates the story of the city in its postwar prime and explains its profound impact on modern America.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Part One. Pre-1945
• The Brick Is Another Teacher
• We Were Part of Them
• Washed Up on a Favorable Shore
• The Ideal World of Mr. Hutchins
• Part Two. 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 Myself
• A Fresh Time
• The Balance of Power
• This Program Came to You from Chicago
• A City of Slightbrows
• Part Three. 1950-1954
• Stand Up and Be Counted
• Living Separate Lives
• Nobody Knows My Name
• The Lonely Crowd
• Convention Summer
• Playwrights and Playboys
• Chicagsky Temp
• Part Four. 1955
• A Family Man for a Family City
• The Blues Have a Baby
• American Hungers
• Theater Without Heroes
• What Kind of World Do We Live In?
• We Like It This Way
• Part Five. 1956-1960
• Chicago Dynamic
• Beta People for a Beta World
• Gaining a Moon and Losing Ourselves
• Will Somebody Please Listen to Me Today!
• The Realm of the Unreal
• Epilogue: In Chicago for My Forever.

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ISBN

• 9781594204326
• 1594204322

LCCN

^^2012039710

OCLC

796756318

RCP

H - S

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