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Back of the Yards: The Making of a Local Democracy
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- ISBN-100226761991
- ISBN-13978-0226761992
- PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
- Publication dateApril 15, 1988
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions9.1 x 5.96 x 0.91 inches
- Print length291 pages
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- Publisher : University of Chicago Press (April 15, 1988)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 291 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0226761991
- ISBN-13 : 978-0226761992
- Item Weight : 1.01 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.1 x 5.96 x 0.91 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #637,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #696 in Sociology of Urban Areas
- #916 in Democracy (Books)
- #9,901 in U.S. State & Local History
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Robert Slayton is the Henry Salvatori Professor of American Values and Traditions at the Department of History, Chapman University. Empire Statesman, his biography of Alfred E. Smith, 1928 presidential candidate and the first Roman Catholic to run for the nation's highest office was endorsed by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Caro, who called it "vivid and insightful;" while Hasia Diner, holder of the Steinberg Chair at New York University, referred to it as an "exemplary biographical narrative." It has been reviewed in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and in the New Yorker; the listing on Smith in Wikipedia cites Empire Statesman as the standard biographical work on this figure. He is the author of eight books, including Back of the Yards (University of Chicago Press) and New Homeless and Old (Temple University Press), and Master of the Air (University of Alabama Press). Back of the Yards got chosen by Choice, the library journal, as one of its "Outstanding Books" of that year, while New Homeless was awarded Honorable Mention for the Paul Davidoff Award by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. His articles have appeared in Commentary, New Mobility, and Salon, and in newspapers including the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Orange County Register. He has posted over one-hundred-twenty articles on the Huffington Post. His latest book, Beauty in the City, received a Gold Medal in the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) in the US Northeast – Best Regional Non-Fiction Category and the
Silver Medal for the 2017 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award in the History category.
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014I spent the summers of 1968 and 1969 working on the Southwest side of Chicago a communitry organizer. The hero and idal for most community organizers especially in Chicago is Saul Alinsky. In the 1930's Saul Alinsky worked together with the priests and Protesant clergy of the Back-of-the-Yards community in Chicago to form a powerful political organization called the Back of the Yards Council. This book is the history of the Back of the Yards neighborhood from the very beginning of settlement in the area and also contains the story of Saul Alinsky and the formation of the Back of the Yards Council. Needless to say this part was the most interesting part of the book for me because it brought back memories of my work in Chicago, during my college days.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2010My mom grew up Back of the Yards (1920s-1940s) and is currently spellbound reading this book. She raves daily that is teaching her about her parents' lives as well as mentioning many people by name that she grew up with, particularly in relation to St. John of God Catholic parish. Apparently the author really researched details as well as bigger themes. My mom would rate this book 11 stars on a 10-star scale. Don't hesitate to buy if you or your older relatives are from that part of Chicago.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2007I enjoyed this book. It takes place near the Chicago stockyards and provides ample evidence on how this partcular neighborhood developed over the years mainly via immigration. Much of the history takes place during the 19th century when there was no regulations regarding child labor etc. The work in the slaughterhouses was long, hard and dangerous with management paying little heed for these peoples welfare. Over the years, it all began to change when the worker's started to get some rights of their own by either taking matters in their own hands ...........
- Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2021I enjoyed this historical book on the area I grew up in
- Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2015Purchased as a host gift. He is into tracing his ancestry and this gave a wonderful insight to the era
- Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015Received book as described. Fast shipping. Thank you.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015Thank you