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Chicago History Online Library
http://chicagohistorybooks.wordpress.com/
The Library is a supplement to my main blog, Chicago History: Journal of an Amateur Historian and continues my mission to provide links to websites relevent to Chicago history. The Library will primarily feature digitized non-fiction books on Chicago history but will also feature early Chicago fiction. Each post will feature a book or digital library. In addition, there is a page dedicated to classic Chicago literature available online plus specialty pages focusing on select authors.
Recent Posts
The Lost City! Drama of the Fire Fiend
Title: The Lost City! Drama of the Fire Fiend, or Chicago, as it was, and as it is! and its glorious future! a vivid and truthful picture of all of interest connected with the destruction of Chicago and the terrible fires of the great Northwest by Fr...
The Century World’s Fair Book for Boys and Girls
Full Title: The Century World’s Fair Book for Boys and Girls: Being the Adventures of Harry and Philip with Their Tutor Mr. Douglass at the World’s Columbian Exposition by Tudor Jenks (1857-1922) Location: Internet Archive Date c....
Chicago To-Day: The Labour War in America
Title: Chicago To-Day: The Labour War in America by William T. Stead Location: Internet Archive Date: 1894 In this often forgotten book by English social activist, William T. Stead, best known for If Christ Came to Chicago, the tragic f...
In Africa by John T. McCutcheon
Title: In Africa: Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John Tinney McCutcheon Location: Google Books Date: 1910 Fans of Chicago Tribune cartoonist, John T. McCutcheon, will be particularly interested in his personal account of his Af...
Chicago’s Left Bank
Title: Chicago’s Left Bank by Alson J. Smith Location: Google Books Date: 1953 This is one of my favorite books on the subject of literary Chicago. Smith has a witty style that matches his topic and, I believe, will grab you from th...
Chicago By Day and Night
Title: Chicago By Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America Location: Internet Archive Date: 1892 They called her “the Paris of America.” If a visitor couldn’t find a recreation or diversion to...


Wow to say that you blog is comprehensive is an understatement. Question, is "The White Slaves of Free America" a book? or periodical? The title is intriguing but I googled (actually yahooed) the title and nothing came up. Great Blog!! Peace. Jason.
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