Jacket is stressed at extremities with very light soil, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. No defects in book. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Social history of the great city of Chicago, through study of some of the vivid personalities who have inhabited it, including Marshall Field, William Randolph Hearst, P. K. Wrigley, Nelson Algren, Dick Butkus, Saul Bellow, Richard Daley, Al Capone, and many colorful earlier figures as well. Profuse b/w illustrations, index. A great introduction to the great vigor and vitality that is historical Chicago. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 265 pages. Chicago History. Americana