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The Chicago
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: Greg Borzo
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

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Offers a history of the world famous Chicago "L," the elevated railroad that has operated since 1892 and has been ridden by more than ten billion people.
Robber Baron
Language: en
Pages: 277
Authors: John Franch
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2030-01-01 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Robber Baron is the first biography of the streetcar magnate Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837-1905), who stands alongside J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie as one of th
Destination, Loop
Language: en
Pages: 152
Authors: Brian J. Cudahy
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Chicago Cable Cars
Language: en
Pages: 192
Authors: Greg Borzo
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-06 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

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When most people hear "cable car" they think "San Francisco." Yet for almost one-quarter of a century Chicago boasted the largest cable car system the world has