@article{683714, recid = {683714}, author = {Dyja, Tom.}, title = {The third coast : when Chicago built the American dream /}, pages = {xxxiv, 508 pages :}, abstract = {Much of what defined the nation as it grew into a superpower was produced in Chicago. Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to coast journey included a stop there, and this flow of people and commodities made it America's central clearinghouse, laboratory, and factory. And even as Chicago led the way in creating mass-market culture, its artists pushed back in their own distinct voices. Chicago native Thomas Dyja re-creates the story of the city in its postwar prime and explains its profound impact on modern America.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/683714}, }