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Documents the harrowing 12-day period in 1919 Chicago during which a blimp crash, a race riot, a crippling transit strike and a sensational child murder case challenged the city's modernization efforts. By the author of The White Cascade. 50,000 first printing.
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"(An) eager narrative that delivers vivid reading."
--Kirkus Reviews "The most compelling adventure yarn, full of crashing dirigibles, bloody riots, and classic crooks. Loved it."
--Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent "A lavishly intricate, well-paced account of a great city lashed to the breaking point by a political perfect storm."
--New York Times
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--Kirkus Reviews "The most compelling adventure yarn, full of crashing dirigibles, bloody riots, and classic crooks. Loved it."
--Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent "A lavishly intricate, well-paced account of a great city lashed to the breaking point by a political perfect storm."
--New York Times
Gary Krist has written for the New York Times, Esquire, Salon, theWashington Post Book World, and other publications. He is the author of the acclaimedThe White Cascade as well as several works of fiction.
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- PublisherCrown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0307454290
- ISBN 13 9780307454294
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
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