Bøger af David M. Young

How did Chicago become America's main transportation hub? A former transportation editor for the chicago Tribune, David M. Young argues that as railroads fundamentally structured the city's landscape and economic development, they earned a lasting and substantial influence on public policy.

From the days of hot-air balloons to the jumbo jet age, Chicago has played a vital role in the development of aviation. This illustrated history portrays the aeroplanes and aviators who conquered the skies and maintained Chicago's reputation as the crossroads of the USA.

This history of Chicago as freight handler to the nation chronicles the role of waterborne trade and transportation in building a metropolis on the swampland that the Illiwek once called Checagou. Illustrations along with tales of ships and storms paint a picture of life on Chicago's waterways.