Thoroughly researched and magnificently written, City of the Century captures all the drama of Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to a metropolis that by 1890 rivaled New York City. Brims with life, with people, surprises, and with stories-and stories within stories-all worth telling.-David McCullough, author of Truman. of photos | City of the Century by Donald L. Miller, Paperback | Indigo Chapters