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January 5, 2024

The World of Juliette Kinzie Chicago before the Fire

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Free Download Ann Durkin Keating, "The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago before the Fire "
English | ISBN: 022666452X | 2019 | 272 pages | PDF | 8 MB
When Juliette Kinzie first visited Chicago in 1831, it was anything but a city. An outpost in the shadow of Fort Dearborn, it had no streets, no sidewalks, no schools, no river-spanning bridges. And with two hundred disconnected residents, it lacked any sense of community. In the decades that followed, not only did Juliette witness the city’s transition from Indian country to industrial center, but she was instrumental in its development.

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