Popular culture and the enduring myth of Chicago, 1871-1968 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Boehm, Lisa Krissoff, 1969-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:	American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))
Subjects:	Popular culture > United States > History > 19th century. Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century. City and town life > Illinois > Chicago > History. City and town life > United States > History. Public opinion > United States. Chicago (Ill.) > History > 1875- Chicago (Ill.) > Public opinion. United States > Civilization > 1865-1918. United States > Civilization > 1918-1945. United States > Civilization > 1945-

Table of Contents:

Introduction: "Chicago, the infamous city"
"Do you wonder Chicago burned?" The Great Chicago Fire and the launching of Chicago's national reputation
"The new city of the New World:" Fin-de-siecle Chicago and its fairs
"Turbulent mistress of the West:" Popular images of Chicago in the Progressive Era
"All the world is waiting for the sunrise:" A Century of Progress and the national image of Chicago
Infamous city: Chicago and the reworking of reality in American popular culture
The end of the myth: Chicago in the tumultuous 1960s.