East Chicago

by Jane Ammeson

Book Overview

Once an almost impenetrable landscape of dunes, marshes, and woodlands hugging the southern shore of Lake Michigan, the land comprising what would become East Chicago was a developer's dream for the emerging steel industry. Considered one of the country's ultimate melting pots, four out of five of its citizens hailed from other countries, each bringing their valued cultures and traditions to this thriving metropolis. The industrial jobs, requiring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467115002
• ISBN13: 9781467115001
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"