Chicago Transformed: World War I and the Windy City

by Joseph Gustaitis

WINNER, Russell P. Strange Book of the Year Award from the Illinois State Historical Society, 2017

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809334984
• ISBN13: 9780809334988
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"