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Complete 1907 McClure’s Magazine Investigative Article - $25 (Mount Prospect)
1201 West Sunset Road, Mount Prospect, IL, USA near Waverly
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Title: "The City of Chicago: A Study of the Great Immoralities" by George Kibbe Turner.
Date: April 1907 (Original historical print artifact, not a modern copy)
Historic Significance: This legendary expose blew the lid off turn-of-the-century Chicago corruption, charting the multi-million dollar underworld of the First Ward, systemic vice, and the operational structure of the city's political machines.
Featured Content & Data: Includes all original text blocks tracking the "Business of Ward Politics," a detailed financial breakdown of the half-million dollar annual "Price of Protection" racket (page 587), an inside look at how the police department interacted with the political machine (page 588), and Turner's famous 1905–1906 Chicago homicide and crime statistics report (page 591).
Premium Photo Spreads Included: This complete set features all of the highly collectible original photo plates, including the Union Stock Yards "Whisky Row" on Ashland Ave, the interior of a cheap Chicago lodging-house, and rare portrait plates of the notorious First Ward political bosses Michael "Hinky-Dink" Kenna and John "Bath-House John" Coughlin.
Condition: Excellent antique condition. Text blocks are perfectly crisp, binding edges are clean, and the ink illustrations are clear and unmarred.