Bibliograph

You were never in Chicago, Neil Steinberg

Type

Label

You were never in Chicago, Neil Steinberg

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

You were never in Chicago

Oclc number

783150359

Responsibility statement

Neil Steinberg

Series statement

Chicago visions and revisions

Summary

Steinberg takes readers through Chicago's vanishing industrial past and explores the city from the quaint skybridge between the towers of the Wrigley Building, to the depths of the vast Deep Tunnel system below the streets. He deftly explains the city's complex web of political favoritism and carefully profiles the characters he meets along the way. Steinberg never loses the curiosity and close observation of an outsider, while thoughtfully considering how this perspective has shaped the city, and what it really means to belong

Table Of Contents

Manus manum lavat -- "God, I am in Chicago" -- "A tolerance for rubes" -- "Give her my regards" -- "Your show of shows" -- "I'll get you a judge" -- In the sleeping room -- "How long is it supposed to last?" -- Annals of the paper tube trade -- "A byutafl day in the palka" -- "You gave the money away?" -- A visit from the angel nacht -- "A lot of broken hearts" -- Driving with Ed McElroy -- "Gee, ya think?" -- The city in fog

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