{"product_id":"chicago-before-the-fire-an-economic-history-paperback-softback-9780252088698","title":"Chicago Before the Fire; An Economic History (Paperback \/ softback) 9780252088698","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChicago Before the Fire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Economic History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLouis P. Cain (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252088698\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 30 black \u0026amp; white photographs, 4 maps, 18 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.3 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“In a deeply researched and highly readable mix of history, economics, and geography, Louis Cain offers a fresh understanding of how Chicago came to be. As he guides us through the conditions and contingencies that went into the creation of this remarkable place, we see Chicago rise before our eyes.”--Carl S. Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eChicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn advantageous location and entrepreneurial passion helped fuel Chicago's transformation from a fur trading post to a thriving city. Louis P. Cain's economic history places pre-1871 Chicago within the narrative of national expansion and examines infrastructure, finance, and other areas of city life. Business histories tell the story of fortunes made with essential products like meat and grain. Sketches of titans like William Ogden and Cyrus McCormick reveal how real estate, farm equipment, and other industries became engines of local growth. Cain also details public health improvements that made Lake Michigan safe as a water supply while census data informs a portrait of Chicago's population and the lives of the free Blacks and Irish immigrants at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePanoramic and up to date, \u003ci\u003eChicago before the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e looks at how an intersection of geography, vision, and investment built a great American city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface and Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Fur Trade and Chicago \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pioneers and Boosters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Assembling Trade Routes and Establishing Position \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How Chicago Grew \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Those behind the Growth \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Creating Position: Sanitation and Health \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Population and Labor \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Lubricant of Growth: Money and Finance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Summary and Final Thoughts \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523558961432,"sku":"9780252088698","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/chicago-before-the-fire-an-economic-history-paperback-softback-9780252088698","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}