Annotation
The masterfully told story of 12 volatile days in the life of Chicago, when an aviation disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational child murder transfixed and roiled a city already on the brink of collapse.
| Genre | NonFiction Historical Sociological |
| Topics | City planning Disaster Aviation history Race riots Transportation Labor strikes Child murders City life Summer Social conditions |
| Setting | Chicago Illinois City Urban |