Carson Pirie Scott
Carson Pirie Scott

Author: Joseph Siry

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1988-11-04

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780226761367

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Long recognized as a Chicago landmark, the Carson Pirie Scott Building also represents a milestone in the development of architecture. The last large commercial structure designed by Louis Sullivan, the Carson building reflected the culmination of the famed architect's career as a creator of tall steel buildings. In this study, Joseph Siry traces the origins of the building's design and analyzes its role in commercial, urban, and architectural history.

Letters to Lucile
Letters to Lucile

Author: Kathleen Loftus

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2020-01-13

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1312662492

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An authentic collection of over 150 letters from a World War I soldier to his beloved, beginning with his deployment from his Chicago hometown in 1917, until the end of the war in late 1918. His very eloquent letters bring the reader inside a WWI soldier's life, from boot camp in Fort Logan, Texas, to the trenches of France. He chronicles, firsthand, many familiar historical figures and events, while depicting both the similarities and changes in American life almost a century ago. Recently, additional letters were added, provided by the soldier's family.

The Collected Letters of Robinson Jeffers, with Selected Letters of Una Jeffers
The Collected Letters of Robinson Jeffers, with Selected Letters of Una Jeffers

Author: James Karman

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 1025

ISBN-13: 0804794774

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This volume of correspondence, the last in a three-volume edition, spans a pivotal moment in American history: the mid-twentieth century, from the beginning of World War II, through the years of rebuilding and uneasy peace that followed, to the election of President John F. Kennedy. Robinson Jeffers published four important books during this period—Be Angry at the Sun (1941), Medea (1946), The Double Axe (1948), and Hungerfield (1954). He also faced changes to his hometown village of Carmel, experienced the rewards of being a successful dramatist in the United States and abroad, and endured the loss of his wife Una. Jeffers' letters, and those of Una written in the decade prior to her death, offer a vivid chronicle of the life and times of a singular and visionary poet.