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Pride in the Jungle

Pride in the Jungle Community and Everyday Life in Back of the Yards Chicago - Creating the North American Landscape

Hardback (01 Dec 1992)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Based on archival sources, published scholarship and 84 oral histories, this book examines the Back of the Yards community in Chicago. Focusing on the period between the wars, the text describes the emergence of a sense of community, as adaption to the American life led to "pride in the jungle".

Book information

ISBN: 9780801843358
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: John Hopkins University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 977.311
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 190
Weight: 670g
Height: 254mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 20mm