EVERY GODDAMN DAY A Highly Selective Definitely Opinionated and Alternatingly Humorous and Heartbreaking Historical Tour of Chicago

STEINBERG Neil

ISBN 10: 022677984X / ISBN 13: 9780226779843

Published by University of Chicago Press, 2022. 9780226779843, 2022

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1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original red lettered white cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. 484, with b&w illus (no inscriptions).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: EVERY GODDAMN DAY A Highly Selective Definitely Opinionated and Alternatingly Humorous and Heartbreaking Historical Tour of Chicago
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2022. 9780226779843
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 022677984X
• ISBN 13: 9780226779843
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

A daily celebration of Chicago’s history, both known and obscure, and always entertaining.
 
Every day in Chicago is a day to remember. In a city so rich with history, every day is the anniversary of some storied historical or cultural moment, whether it’s the dedication of the Pablo Picasso sculpture downtown on August 15, or the arrest of Rod Blagojevich at his Ravenswood home on December 9, or a fire that possibly involved a cow on October 8.
 
In Every Goddamn Day, acerbic Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg takes the story of the city, pares away the dull, eat-your-peas parts, and provides 366 captivating daily readings in what makes Chicago Chicago and America America. It calls upon a wide cast of characters, from Oscar Wilde to Muhammad Ali, from Emma Goldman to Teddy Roosevelt, and from Richard M. Daley to Fred Hampton, to create a compelling narrative that can be read at a sitting or in a yearlong series of daily doses.
 
From New Year’s Day to New Years’ Eve, Steinberg takes us on a vivid and entertaining tour, illuminating the famous, obscure, tragic, and hilarious elements that make each day in Chicago memorable.
 

About the Author

Neil Steinberg is a daily news columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, where he has been on staff since 1987. His books include Out of the Wreck I Rise and You Were Never in Chicago, both also published by the University of Chicago Press. His writing has also appeared in Esquire, Rolling Stone, Granta, the Washington Post, and the New York Times Sunday Magazine, among other publications.