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Back of the Yards: The Making of a Local Democracy

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"Robert A. Slayton's Back of the Yards is one of the finest accounts I have ever read on an urban, working-class neighborhood in twentieth-century America. Its focus on family, politics, and worklife is penetrating and its conclusions reinforce an emerging scholarly picture of ordinary people exercising unique forms of power."—John Bodnar, author of The Transplanted: A History of Immigrants in Urban America
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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
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014
    I 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.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2010
    My 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.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2007
    I 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 ...........
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2021
    I enjoyed this historical book on the area I grew up in
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2015
    Purchased 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, 2015
    Received book as described. Fast shipping. Thank you.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015
    Thank you