Chicago: The Growth of the City » (Special Value)

On the south-western shores of Lake Michigan is one of the U.S. biggest, and most dynamic, cities. With its stately skyscapers looking out over the vast lake, world-class museums, fabulous buildings that include many works by the world's foremost architects.

Introduction     6
Early Days: 1779-1871     24
The Railroad Comes to Chicago     36
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871     44
The Fastest Growing City in History: 1872-1914     48
Frank Lloyd Wright's Chicago     60
The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893     70
Chicago Grows Up: 1915-45     96
The Plan of Chicago     118
The City of Towers: 1945-Today     134
Millennium Park     150
Index and Credits     160