Chicago and Its Distinguished Citizens or the Progress of Forty Years: Being a Record of the Important Events in the History of Chicago and a Description of Its Industries Professions and Societies Together With Biographical Sketches of Prominent

Excerpt from Chicago and Its Distinguished Citizens or the Progress of Forty Years: Being a Record of the Important Events in the History of Chicago and a Description of Its Industries Professions and Societies Together With Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens<br><br>The very best enterprise of the nation and the world has made Chicago what we have thus described her to be. Thriftlessness cannot build up a magnificent city and an extensive commerce upon a miry marsh or a bleak prairie. The men who first came to the spot where Chicago now stands.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.