City of Scoundrels
The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
$38.90
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2013
Summary
The masterfully told story of 12 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.The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in 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 began, the city of Chicago seem…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307454300 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0307454304 |
| Author: | Gary Krist |
| Publisher: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) |
| Imprint: | Broadway Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2013 |
| Weight: | 329g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
”(An) eager narrative that delivers vivid reading.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“The most compelling adventure yarn, full of crashing dirigibles, bloody riots, and classic crooks. Loved it.”
—Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent
“A lavishly intricate, well-paced account of a great city lashed to the breaking point by a political perfect storm.”
—New York Times
About The Author
Gary Krist
Gary Krist has written for theNew York Times,Esquire,Salon, theWashington PostBook World, and elsewhere. He is the author of the bestsellingCity of Scoundrelsand the acclaimedThe White Cascade, as well as several works of fiction. He has been the recipient of the Stephen Crane Award, the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Lowell Thomas Gold Medal for Travel Journalism, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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