1875-

Explores Chicago's Great Migration, focusing on African American girls between the years 1910 and 1940, discussing how adults scrutinized their choices and behavior, and how their well-being symbolized the community's moral health.

A history of Chicago from the Gilded Age through 1919, focusing on the netherworld as it existed in the city before Prohibition.

Text, photos, and illustrations depict the happening of the 1871 Chicago fire.

Describes what a visitor to Chicago in 1929 would find to see and do, including providing references to famous gangster activities and haunts.