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'Chicago Dreaming' examines the spectacular growth of Chicago, which augmented its population by 900,000 between 1860 & 1890, largely through migration from the rural hinterland. The book focuses upon the hopes of the newcomers & the extent to which these were realised.Spears, Timothy B. is the author of 'Chicago Dreaming Midwesterners and the City, 1871-1919', published 2005 under ISBN 9780226768748 and ISBN 0226768740.
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