Makers and Breakers of Chicago: An Anecdotal History

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Academy Chicago Publishers, 1985 - Biography & Autobiography - 265 pages
Gives us the crime czars, business tycoons, political bosses, hardboiled newsmen, and sports heroes forged in Chicago.

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Contents

ITS A WONDERFUL WORLD
27
BALL PARK AFTERNOONS
99
THE GAMES THE THING
143
Copyright

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TitleMakers and Breakers of Chicago: An Anecdotal History
AuthorJay Robert Nash
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherAcademy Chicago Publishers, 1985
ISBN0897331338, 9780897331333
Length265 pages
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