Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Tables xi
5. Preface xiii
6. 1. The Early World of Chigagou, 1600–1750 1
7. 2. Chigagou Becomes Chicago, 1750–1835 9
8. 3. Boom, Bust, and Recovery in Early Chicago, 1835–1850 26
9. 4. Chicago Conquers the Midwest, 1850–1890 40
10. 5. Life in a City on the Make, 1850–1900 62
11. 6. The Fire, the Bomb, and the Fair, 1871–1893 89
12. 7. The New Immigration, 1880–1920 111
13. 8. Progressivism and Urban Reform, 1890–1915 132
14. 9. World War I and the Roaring Twenties, 1915–1929 150
15. 10. The Great Depression, World War II, and Suburban Growth, 1929–1955 172
16. 11. Richard J. Daley and the City That Works, 1955–1976 196
17. 12. The Challenges of the Post-Machine Years, 1976–1997 223
18. 13. Glamorous and Grim: Chicago in the Twenty-First Century 248
19. Notes 273
20. Bibliography 291
21. Index 303