High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing by Audrey Petty, Peter Orner

High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing

Audrey Petty, Peter Orner

304 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging sad medium-paced

Description

In the gripping first-person accounts of High Rise Stories, former residents of Chicago’s iconic public housing projects describe life in the now-demolished high-rises. These stories of community, displacement, and poverty in the wake of gentrific...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
inspiring 37%
emotional 25%
adventurous 12%
dark 12%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%

Pace

medium 42%
fast 42%
slow 14%

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