Chicago Dreaming: Midwesterners and the City, 1871-1919 Paperback - 2005 - 1st Edition
by Timothy B. Spears
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Drawn to the opportunities generated by an expansive economy, hinterland migrants from the rural Midwest flocked to Chicago during the late nineteenth century. The hopes of these newcomers are the subject of Timothy B. Spears's book Chicago Dreaming--the story of Chicago's growth and the transplanted Midwesterners who decisively shaped the young city's identity. Through innovative readings of Theodore Dreiser, Willa Cather, and Richard Wright, Spears argues that the migratory perspective was crucial to the rise of Chicago's emerging literary culture. In following the paths of several well-known migrants, Spears also shows how the view from the hinterland permeated urban culture and informed the development of key Chicago institutions. Further exploring the notion of dreaming, he brings to light the internal desires that lured Midwestern migrants to the city as well as the nostalgia that led them to dream of the homes they left behind.
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- Title Chicago Dreaming: Midwesterners and the City, 1871-1919
- Author Timothy B. Spears
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 296
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
- Date 2005-06
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780226768748 / 0226768740
- Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 8.64 x 5.94 x 0.84 in (21.95 x 15.09 x 2.13 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: Midwest
- Cultural Region: Upper Midwest
- Geographic Orientation: Illinois
- Locality: Chicago, Illinois
- Library of Congress subjects American literature - 19th century - History, American literature - 20th century - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004016544
- Dewey Decimal Code 977.311
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