Chicago by the Book 101 Publications That Shaped the City and Its Image

Chicago by the Book 101 Publications That Shaped the City and Its Image by Caxton Club, published by University of Chicago Press in 2018.

Despite its rough-and-tumble image, Chicago has long been identified as a city where books take center stage. In fact, a volume by A. J. Liebling gave the Second City its nickname. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle arose from the midwestern capital’s most infamous industry. The great Chicago Fire led to the founding of the Chicago Public Library. The city has fostered writers such as Nelson Algren, Saul Bellow, and Gwendolyn Brooks. Chicago’s literary magazines The Little Review and Poetry introduced the world to Eliot, Hemingway, Joyce, and Pound. The city’s robust commercial printing industry supported a flourishing culture of the book.

A lovely addition to your coffee table or bookshelf, and a thoughtful gift for anyone who loves history.

• Author: Caxton Club
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Year: 2018
• Pages: 336
• ISBN: 9780226468501