You Were Never In Chicago

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Book Title: You Were Never in Chicago

Item Length: 0.9in

Item Height: 0.1in

Item Width: 0.6in

Author: Neil Steinberg

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, United States / 20th Century, Journalism, United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication Year: 2013

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Language Arts & Disciplines, History

Item Weight: 14.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 256 Pages