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Author : John Bright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)
Download or read book Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson written by John Bright and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Bright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson written by John Bright and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Bright
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780243397150
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (971 download)
Download or read book Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson written by John Bright and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-18 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson: An Idyll of Chicago My gratitude is profound for the cogent criticism Of Professor Harry Elmer Barnes. Without it, and the intro duction he has so generously written, I would have lacked the audacity to aspire to the climaxing conceit Of publica tion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Author : John BRIGHT (of Chicago.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (557 download)
Download or read book Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson. An Idyll of Chicago. [With a Portrait.]. written by John BRIGHT (of Chicago.) and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Douglas Bukowski
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252066689
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (666 download)
Download or read book Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image written by Douglas Bukowski and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are politics, politicians, and scandals, but only in Chicago can any combination of these spark the kind of fireworks they do. And no other American city has had a mayor like William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson, not in any of his political incarnations. A brilliant chameleon of a politician, Thompson could move from pro- to anti-prohibition, from opposing the Chicago Teachers Federation to opposing a superintendent hostile to it, from being anti-Catholic to winning, in huge numbers, the Catholic vote. Shape-shifter extraordinaire, Thompson stayed in power by repeatedly altering his political image. In Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image, Douglas Bukowski captures the essence of this wily urban politico as no other biographer or historian has. Using materials accessible only thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, Bukowski has fashioned an unforgettable story of a volatile Chicago leader and his era. And he does it with such grace and in such an irresistible style that readers will yearn to visit the local speakeasy and lift a glass to colorful politicians gone by. "An excellent book, written in a lively style with a contemporary resonance. A first rate meditation on the image and reality of 'Big Bill' in the context of actual and mythological Chicago political history." -- Steven P. Erie, author of Rainbow's End: Irish-Americans and the Dilemma of Urban Machine Politics "Written with a flair and a gentle sardonicism that makes it fun to read, Big Bill Thompson ... is a significant contribution to the literature of urban history and politics." -- Roger W. Biles, author of The South and the New Deal and Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago
Author : George Catron Hoffmann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (222 download)
Download or read book Big Bill Thompson, His Mayoral Campaigns and Voiting Strength written by George Catron Hoffmann and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gary Krist
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307454304
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book City of Scoundrels written by Gary Krist and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in Chicago, when an aviation disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational child murder transfixed and roiled a city already on the brink of collapse. When 1919 began, the city of Chicago seemed on the verge of transformation. Modernizers had an audacious, expensive plan to turn the city from a brawling, unglamorous place into "the Metropolis of the World." But just as the dream seemed within reach, pandemonium broke loose and the city's highest ambitions were suddenly under attack by the same unbridled energies that had given birth to them. It began on a balmy Monday afternoon when a blimp in flames crashed through the roof of a busy downtown bank, incinerating those inside. Within days, a racial incident at a crowded South Side beach spiraled into one of the worst urban riots in American history, followed by a transit strike that paralyzed the city. Then, when it seemed as if things could get no worse, police searching for a six-year-old girl discovered her body in a dark North Side basement. Meticulously researched and expertly paced, City of Scoundrels captures the tumultuous birth of the modern American city, with all of its light and dark aspects in vivid relief. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content
Author : Steven A. Riess
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 025207615X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book The Chicago Sports Reader written by Steven A. Riess and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history
Author : Jacob S. Dorman
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807067482
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Princess and the Prophet written by Jacob S. Dorman and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The just-discovered story of how two enigmatic circus performers and the cultural ferment of the Gilded Age sparked the Black Muslim movement in America Delving into new archives and uncovering fascinating biographical narratives, secret rituals, and hidden identities, historian Jacob Dorman explains why thousands of Americans were enthralled by the Islamic Orient, and why some came to see Islam as a global antiracist movement uniquely suited to people of African descent in an era of European imperialism, Jim Crow segregation, and officially sanctioned racism. The Princess and the Prophet tells the story of the Black Broadway performer who, among the world of Arabian acrobats and equestrians, Muslim fakirs, and Wild West shows, discovered in Islam a greater measure of freedom and dignity, and a rebuttal to the racism and parochialism of white America. Overturning the received wisdom that the prophet was born on the East Coast, Dorman has discovered that Noble Drew Ali was born Walter Brister in Kentucky. With the help of his wife, a former lion tamer and “Hindoo” magician herself, Brister renamed himself Prophet Noble Drew Ali and founded the predecessor of the Nation of Islam, the Moorish Science Temple of America, in the 1920s. With an array of profitable businesses, the “Moors” built a nationwide following of thousands of dues-paying members, swung Chicago elections, and embedded themselves in Chicago’s dominant Republican political machine at the height of Prohibition racketeering, only to see their sect descend into infighting in 1929 that likely claimed the prophet’s life. This fascinating untold story reveals that cultures grow as much from imagination as inheritance, and that breaking down the artificial silos around various racial and religious cultures helps to understand not only America’s hidden past but also its polycultural present.
Author : Beth Tompkins Bates
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807875368
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945 written by Beth Tompkins Bates and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003-01-14 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between World War I and World War II, African Americans' quest for civil rights took on a more aggressive character as a new group of black activists challenged the politics of civility traditionally embraced by old-guard leaders in favor of a more forceful protest strategy. Beth Tompkins Bates traces the rise of this new protest politics--which was grounded in making demands and backing them up with collective action--by focusing on the struggle of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) to form a union in Chicago, headquarters of the Pullman Company. Bates shows how the BSCP overcame initial opposition from most of Chicago's black leaders by linking its union message with the broader social movement for racial equality. As members of BSCP protest networks mobilized the black community around the quest for manhood rights and economic freedom, they broke down resistance to organized labor even as they expanded the boundaries of citizenship to include equal economic opportunity. By the mid-1930s, BSCP protest networks gained platforms at the national level, fusing Brotherhood activities first with those of the National Negro Congress and later with the March on Washington Movement. Lessons learned during this era guided the next generation of activists, who carried the black freedom struggle forward after World War II.
Author : Harold Evans
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 031609207X
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)
Download or read book My Paper Chase written by Harold Evans and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2009-11-05 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid and whip-smart memoir from the legendary editor who spent decades leading newspapers in London and New York. In My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts the wild and wonderful tale of newspapering life. His story stretches from the 1930s to his service in WWII, through towns big and off the map. He discusses his passion for the crusading style of reportage he championed, his clashes with Rupert Murdoch, and his struggle to use journalism to better the lives of those less fortunate. There's a star-studded cast and a tremendously vivid sense of what once was: the lead type, the smell of the presses, eccentrics throughout, and angry editors screaming over the intercoms. My Paper Chase tells the story of Evans's great loves: newspapers and Tina Brown, the bright, young journalist who became his wife. In an age when newspapers everywhere are under threat, My Paper Chase is not just a glorious recounting of an amazing life, but a nostalgic journey in black and white.
Author : David Kenney
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809389636
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (896 download)
Download or read book An Uncertain Tradition written by David Kenney and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Free Public Library of Jersey City
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Library Record written by Free Public Library of Jersey City and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward H. O'Neill
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1512818313
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)
Download or read book A History of American Biography, 1800-1935 written by Edward H. O'Neill and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey and evaluation of the whole range of American biography, from the earliest important lives to book of the present day.
Author : Robert Olen Butler
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN 13 : 0802158838
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Late City written by Robert Olen Butler and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulitzer Prize–winning author shares an “exceptionally nuanced, tender, funny, tragic, and utterly transfixing portrait” of one man’s troubled century (Booklist, starred review). At 115 years old, former newspaperman Sam Cunningham is also the last surviving veteran of World War I. As he prepares to die in a Chicago nursing home, the results of the 2016 presidential election come in—and he finds himself in a wide-ranging conversation with a surprising God. As the two review Sam’s life, the grand epic of the twentieth century comes sharply into focus. Sam grows up in Louisiana under the flawed morality of an abusive father. Eager to escape, Sam enlists in the army while still underage. Though the hardness his father instilled in him helps him make it out of World War I alive, it also prevents him from contending with the emotional wounds of war. Back in the United States, Sam moves to Chicago to begin a career as a newspaperman that will bring him close to the major historical turns of the twentieth century. There he meets his wife and has a son, whose fate counters Sam’s at almost every turn. As he contemplates his relationships—with his parents, his brothers in arms, his wife, his editor, and most importantly, his son—Sam is amazed at what he still has left to learn about himself after all these years.
Author : Michel Fabre
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781617032219
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (322 download)
Download or read book Richard Wright written by Michel Fabre and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1990 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul E. Peterson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226662954
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (629 download)
Download or read book The Politics of School Reform, 1870 - 1940 written by Paul E. Peterson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1985-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was school reform in the decades following the Civil War an upper-middle-class effort to maintain control of the schools? Was public education simply a vehicle used by Protestant elites to impose their cultural ideas upon recalcitrant immigrants? In The Politics of School Reform, 1870-1940, Paul E. Peterson challenges such standard, revisionist interpretations of American educational history. Urban public schools, he argues, were part of a politically pluralistic society. Their growth—both in political power and in sheer numbers—had as much to do with the demands and influence of trade unions, immigrant groups, and the public more generally as it did with the actions of social and economic elites. Drawing upon rarely examined archival data, Peterson demonstrates that widespread public backing for the common school existed in Atlanta, Chicago, and San Francisco. He finds little evidence of systematic discrimination against white immigrants, at least with respect to classroom crowding and teaching assignments. Instead, his research uncovers solid trade union and other working-class support for compulsory education, adequate school financing, and curricular modernization. Urban reformers campaigned assiduously for fiscally sound, politically strong public schools. Often they had at least as much support from trade unionists as from business elites. In fact it was the business-backed machine politicians—from San Francisco's William Buckley to Chicago's Edward Kelly—who deprived the schools of funds. At a time when public schools are being subjected to searching criticism and when new educational ideas are gaining political support, The Politics of School Reform, 1870-1940 is a timely reminder of the strength and breadth of those groups that have always supported "free" public schools.
