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Chicagoland : city and suburbs in the railroad age
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- Creator
- Ann Durkin Keating
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005
- Physical Details
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- x, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780226428796, 0226428796, 9780226428826, 0226428826
- OCLC
- ocm57577320
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-241) and index.
- Regionalism in the railroad era. -- Chicagoland before the railroad. -- Farm centers of the railroad age. -- Industrial towns of the railroad age. -- Commuter suburbs of the railroad age. -- Recreational and institutional centers of the railroad age. -- Regionalism through neighbors and over time. -- The legacy of the railroad era in Chicagoland. -- Appendix: Regional tours and selected sites
Subjects
- Suburbs -- Illinois -- Chicago Region -- History -- 19th century.
- Suburban life -- Illinois -- Chicago Region -- History -- 19th century.
- Railroads -- Illinois -- Chicago Region -- History -- 19th century.
- Chicago Region (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Chicago Region (Ill.) -- History, Local.
- Chicago Region (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.