| Book Review | Indiana Magazine of History, 102.3

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The Encyclopedia of Chicago

Edited by James R. Grossman, Ann Durkin Keating, and Janice L. Reiff

(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004. Illustrations, maps, business and biographical dictionaries, appendices, index. Pp. xxix, 1117. $65.00.)

The past two decades have witnessed the appearance of a number of urban encyclopedias, including two (Cleveland and Indianapolis) from the Midwest. Most reviewers have lauded these efforts and have touted The Encyclopedia of New York City (1995) as the best of the group. The 2004 appearance of The Encyclopedia of Chicago has likely upset this ranking.

This volume is a superb work that fulfills its editors' goal of revealing the Windy City's interdependent sense of place. More than the other urban encyclopedias, this handsome work literally and metaphorically maps the city's geography. It conveys a deep sense of place in multiple entries on Chicago's neighborhoods and locations and embeds within each entry both a separate history and a connection to the larger metropolis. The result is an integrative history that links the city's vital parts to a civic whole.

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