Contents
I. The Structure of Society
II. Highways of Trade and Travel
III. The Coming of a Metropolitan Economy
IV. Banking, Investments, and Finance
V. The Rise of Labor Consciousness
VI. The Mold of Politics 1848-1860
VII. War and Its Aftermath 1860-1871
VIII. The Form and Function of Government
IX. The Church and the Changing Order
X. The Quest for the Refinements of Life
XI. The Ways of an Urban World
XII. The Passing of Old Chicago
Appendix
Selective Bibliography
Index