Donald L. Miller

A chronicle of the coming of the Industrial Age to one American city traces the explosive entrepreneurial, technological, and artistic growth that converted Chicago from a trading post to a modern industrial metropolis by the 1890s

The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America

City of the Century

Heather Wood

By no means comprehensive, but I did learn a lot. It makes me wonder, when a historian writes about one city over the course of 75 years, how they choose what to include and what not to include. I got a good introduction into what made/makes Chicago unique and how people had/have completely contrasting experiences there. I especially enjoyed learning about aspects of American culture that originated there, such as aspects of the commodities trade and the retail industry. The architecture chapter went largely over my head, but I grew to understand more how it influences culture and vice versa.

City of the Century The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America

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