Back of the Yards
(Book)
Author
Published
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2007].
ISBN
9780738550541, 073855054X
Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
977.311 SWI
1 available
977.311 SWI
1 available
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Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | 977.311 SWI | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Back of the Yards (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
Back of the Yards (Chicago, Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Ethnic neighborhoods -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Pictorial works.
History.
Illustrated works.
Immigrants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Pictorial works.
Immigrants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
Back of the Yards (Chicago, Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Ethnic neighborhoods -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Pictorial works.
History.
Illustrated works.
Immigrants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Pictorial works.
Immigrants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
More Details
Published
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2007].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780738550541, 073855054X
Notes
Description
From the publisher: The Back of the Yards neighborhood, located in back of the Union Stockyards and composed of Packingtown, Town of Lake, and New City, was the setting of Upton Sinclair's classic 1906 novel, The Jungle. Permeated by an unforgettable smell, Back of the Yards was a melting pot of immigrants, many who worked in the stockyards. In 1894, Mary McDowell started the University of Chicago Settlement House in Back of the Yards. She improved living conditions and in 1905 helped create Davis Square Park. The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council was founded in 1939 by Joseph Meegan, Saul Alinsky, and Bishop Bernard Sheil and is America's oldest not-for-profit communitybased organization. It consisted of 185 delegate organizations involving residents, business owners, churches, parks, schools, and social clubs that worked to advocate improvements. The council motto continues on as "We the people will work out our own destiny." Relive the bustling activity and the lives of the people in the neighborhood through the historic images in Back of the Yards.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Swist, J. (2007). Back of the Yards . Arcadia Pub..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Swist, Jeannette. 2007. Back of the Yards. Arcadia Pub.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Swist, Jeannette. Back of the Yards Arcadia Pub, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Swist, Jeannette. Back of the Yards Arcadia Pub., 2007.
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