Chicagoland : city and suburbs in the railroad age /

Chicagoland : city and suburbs in the railroad age /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Keating, Ann Durkin.
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Description:	x, 262 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Historical studies of urban America
Subject:	Suburbs -- Illinois -- Chicago Region -- History -- 19th century. Suburban life -- Illinois -- Chicago Region -- History -- 19th century. Railroads -- Illinois -- Chicago Region -- History -- 19th century. Buildings. Railroads. Suburban life. Suburbs. Chicago Region (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century. Chicago Region (Ill.) -- History, Local. Chicago Region (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Illinois -- Chicago Region. History. Local history.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5771931

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ISBN:	0226428796 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226428826 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-241) and index.

Table of Contents:

Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Regionalism in the Railroad Era
2. Chicagoland before the Railroad
3. Farm Centers of the Railroad Age
4. Industrial Towns of the Railroad Age
5. Commuter Suburbs of the Railroad Age
6. Recreational and Institutional Centers of the Railroad Age
7. Regionalism through Neighbors and over Time
8. The Legacy of the Railroad Era in Chicagoland
Appendix: Regional Tours and Selected Sites
Notes
Figure Credits
Index