Reviews for Chicago Sketches; Urban Tales, Stories, and Legends from Chicago History - June Skinner Sawy...

The average rating for Chicago Sketches; Urban Tales, Stories, and Legends from Chicago History - June Skinner Sawy... based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-11-05 00:00:00 John Keefe A big city has millions of threads that come together to form it's complete history. This breezy collection of essays, the majority of which were originally published in "The Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine" is full of Chicago threads. From Weeghman's Park to Prairie Avenue, selections feature the various flavors of European, African and Asian that blended into America within the city limits and slightly beyond. Gangsters and politicians contrast with the desire of the working class to own a bungalow and get a good washing at a bath house. The expected insults to the wild midwestern city are logged by Englishman, while religious and reform movements expand the civilization the law abiding desired. A fun, light tour of the city, with informative footnotes that reference additional reading and museum sources. Recommended for the Chicago lover.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-02-03 00:00:00 Danio Brienza A nice enough collection of vignettes on Chicago history, though the writing's only so-so. Could be useful for teaching about the city's history to middle and high school students. Quite helpful is the list of resources, museums, collections and state historical sites included at the end of each essay.