Chicago! The Hub of America!Chicago is both the physical, and in many ways the cultural, center of America. Chicago's history is replete with accomplishments that have shaped America, and even the world, into what it is today.Within its short history Chicago became the heart of unbridled capitalism; a place where nearly anybody could go and make a buck, or maybe get rich. Many did get rich and many lived in abject poverty, often suffering the double scorn of racism and classism.But Chicago would become the center of America in its effort to rise above the prejudices that held so many back. Today, many of the labor laws and social protections we take for granted can be traced back to Chicago.Vintage Chicago is not exactly a history of Chicago, but rather a unique collection of vintage color images spanning the period from about 1880 to 1920. The images are paired with historical text that together give the reader a rich understanding of Chicago during the formative years at the turn of the 20th century.

Written in a quick-read style for the busy modern reader, and filled with restored maps, prints and photos of which nearly 100 are in brilliant period color, Vintage Chicago will both inform and delight the reader with the vintage imagery of Chicago, virtually all of which will be new and exciting to modern readers.