Chicago
- ISBN-10
- 1567110207
- ISBN-13
- 9781567110203
- Series
- Chicago
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990-09
- Publisher
- Blackbirch Press, Incorporated
- Authors
- Thomas G. Aylesworth, Virginia L. Aylesworth
Description
Describes the history and people of the city regarded as the industrial capital of the Midwest.
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