Return to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago

by Richard Lindberg

Overview

Return to the Scene of the Crime: a Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago, by Richard Lindberg, is an uncensored neighborhood-by-neighborhood map to the back alleys and boulevards of Chicago where some of the most infamous events of the city's criminal past occurred. Capone, Dillinger, and other organized crime figures have left an indelible imprint on the Windy City.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581820133
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/01/1999
Edition description:	Illustrate
Pages:	471
Product dimensions:	7.03(w) x 9.05(h) x 1.22(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
Tour 1	On the Waterfront: Downtown Chicago	3
Tour 2	The Gold Coast and the Slum: The Near North Side from the Chicago River to Division Street	73
Tour 3	North Side Pursuits: Lincoln Park to Rogers Park	125
Tour 4	The Land Approaching O'Hare: Chicago's Northwest Side	191
Tour 5	North by Northwest: Kenilworth to Barrington	229
Tour 6	West Side Stories	263
Tour 7	Residences of Organized Crime: The Western Suburbs	325
Tour 8	South Side Sinners	351
	Parting Shots	441
	Additional Reading	443
	Index	461
	About the Author	473
	A Final Word to the Reader	474

Editorial Reviews

Chicago historian leads tourists through eight separate tours to view sites of famous or otherwise notable crimes in the windy city. He describes the events, the people, the places, the settings at the time, the police actions, and sometimes the impact. He also includes many photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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