Chicago Transformed: World War I and the Windy City

by Joseph Gustaitis

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It's been called the "war that changed everything," and it is difficult to think of a historical event that had a greater impact on the world than the First World War. Events during the war profoundly changed our nation, and Chicago, especially, was transformed during this period. Between 1913 and 1919, Chicago transitioned from a nineteenth-century city to the metropolis it is today. Despite the importance of the war years, this period has not been documented adequately in histories of Chicago. In Chicago Transformed: World War I and the Windy City, Joseph Gustaitis fills this gap in the historical...Read more
  • ISBN13 9780809334988
  • Publish Date 1 July 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Southern Illinois University Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 328
  • Language English