City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago by Gary Krist
City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
—
Gary Krist
Add cover

City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago

Gary Krist

384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in the life of 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 b...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...