The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream

Winner of the Chicago Tribune's 2013 Heartland Prize A critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring...
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Author: Thomas L. Dyja
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Language: English
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The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream by Dyja, Thomas L.

The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream

€27,65

The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream

€27,65
Author: Thomas L. Dyja
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Winner of the Chicago Tribune's 2013 Heartland Prize

A critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring many of the incredible personalities that shaped American culture

Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to-coast journey included a stop in Chicago, and this flow of people and commodities made it the crucible for American culture and innovation. In luminous prose, Chicago native Thomas Dyja re-creates the story of the city in its postwar prime and explains its profound impact on modern America--from Chess Records to Playboy, McDonald's to the University of Chicago. Populated with an incredible cast of characters, including Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry, Sun Ra, Simone de Beauvoir, Nelson Algren, Gwendolyn Brooks, Studs Turkel, and Mayor Richard J. Daley, The Third Coast recalls the prominence of the Windy City in all its grandeur.

Author: Thomas L. Dyja
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 03/25/2014
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780143125099
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 04/27/2014 pg. 32

About the Author
Thomas Dyja is the author of three novels and two works of nonfiction. A native of Chicago's Northwest Side, he was once called "a real Chicago boy" by Studs Turkel. He now lives in New York City.

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