Donald L Miller

Broschiertes Buch

City of the Century

The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America

Beschreibung

Thoroughly researched and magnificently written, City of the Century captures all the drama of Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to a metropolis that by 1890 rivaled New York City. "Brims with life, with people, surprises, and with stories--and stories within stories--all worth telling."--David McCullough, author of Truman. of photos.

Autor

Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College and author of ten books, including Vicksburg, and Masters of the Air, currently being made into a television series by Tom Hanks. He has hosted, coproduced, or served as historical consultant for more than thirty television documentaries and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 51mm
• Gewicht: 794g
• ISBN-13: 9780684831381
• ISBN-10: 0684831384
• Artikelnr.: 21507199