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The Third Coast: The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream

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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas L. DyjaAudience:Young AdultPublish date:3/25/2014Pages:560
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Adult Hc/TrISBN-13:9780143125099ISBN-10:143125095UPC:9780143125099Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Social HistoryBook Topic:State & Local, 20th CenturySize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC700ERJHC
Winner of the Chicago Tribune's 2013 Heartland Prize

A critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring many of the incredible personalities that shaped American culture

Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to-coast journey included a stop in Chicago, and this flow of people and commodities made it the crucible for American culture and innovation. In luminous prose, Chicago native Thomas Dyja re-creates the story of the city in its postwar prime and explains its profound impact on modern America--from Chess Records to Playboy, McDonald's to the University of Chicago. Populated with an incredible cast of characters, including Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry, Sun Ra, Simone de Beauvoir, Nelson Algren, Gwendolyn Brooks, Studs Turkel, and Mayor Richard J. Daley, The Third Coast recalls the prominence of the Windy City in all its grandeur.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Adult Hc/TrISBN-13:9780143125099ISBN-10:143125095UPC:9780143125099Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Social HistoryBook Topic:State & Local, 20th CenturySize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC700ERJHC
Thomas Dyja is the author of three novels and two works of nonfiction. A native of Chicago's Northwest Side, he was once called "a real Chicago boy" by Studs Turkel. He now lives in New York City.
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr

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