Chicago has inspired many great works of nonfiction, including history, biography, essays, and photography collections. We have collected a sampling here.
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Sin in the Second City : madams, ministers, playboys, and the battle for America's soul /
Abbott, Karen.
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Chicago, city on the make /
Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981.
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The Chicago "L" /
Borzo, Greg.
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Richard Nickel's Chicago : photographs of a lost city /
Cahan, Richard.
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Barrio : photographs from Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village /
D'Amato, Paul.
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Get Capone : the secret plot that captured America's most wanted gangster /
Eig, Jonathan.
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Never a city so real : a walk in Chicago /
Kotlowitz, Alex.
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The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America /
Larson, Erik.
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Historic photos of the Chicago World's Fair /
Lewis, Russell, 1951-
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The best Chicago sports arguments : the 100 most controversial, debatable questions for die-hard Chi
Mullin, John, 1947-
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Chicago : a biography /
Pacyga, Dominic A.
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The girls of Murder City : fame, lust, and the beautiful killers who inspired Chicago /
Perry, Douglas, 1968-
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One more time : the best of Mike Royko /
Royko, Mike, 1932-1997.
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The Plan of Chicago : Daniel Burnham and the remaking of the American city /
Smith, Carl S.
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The Chicago River : an illustrated history and guide to the river and its waterways /
Solzman, David M.
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There goes the neighborhood : racial, ethnic, and class tensions in four Chicago neighborhoods and t
Wilson, William J., 1935-
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