The Chicago Renaissance in Poetry

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The Chicago Novel. 1890-1915

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Pluck and Luck: Edna Ferber's Chicago

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"Promised Land?" The Black Chicago Renaissance and After

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Creative Non-fiction: Three Narratives of the Prohibition Era

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Illustration credits: All illustrations are from the Illinois State Historical Library unless otherwise noted.

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