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A History of the Chicago Club (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from A History of the Chicago Club It is, perhaps, unnecessary to say that the early settlers of Chicago did not come here for their health. Few of them had enjoyed much previous experience of clubs, and if their Opinion had been requested would probably have pro nounced them an undesirable influence in the community. What little leisure the intense activity of their lives per mitted they preferred to spend at their own firesides, and many of those who are now Chicago's wealthiest citizens were then young clerks who slept over their places of business, from motives of prudence or economy, and were too much occupied in laying the foundations of their fortunes to feel any need of club...
Chicago's Block Clubs
Whether focused on flower gardens, street crime, or aesthetic conformity, urban block clubs are unusual quasi-institutions that can establish or maintain a neighborhood s appearance, social dynamics, and quality of life. But what is a block club? And how does it function? Is it a definable institution, with codifiable practices and expectations, or is it merely an assemblage of like-minded citizens who happen to live near one another? What makes one such group effective and long-lasting, while most evaporate after a few years of communal activity? These are some of the questions that Amanda Seligman addresses in her deeply researched study."
Sketches and Notices of the Chicago Bar
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Chicago: Its History and its Builders, Volume 4
Maybe there has never been a more comprehensive work on the history of Chicago than the five volumes written by Josiah S. Currey - and possibly there will never be. Without making this work a catalogue or a mere list of dates or distracting the reader and losing his attention, he builds a bridge for every historically interested reader. The history of Windy City is not only particularly interesting to her citizens, but also important for the understanding of the history of the West. This volume is number four out of five and features hundreds of biographies of the most important Chicago citizens.
