An Early Encounter with Tomorrow
Download or Read eBook An Early Encounter with Tomorrow PDF written by Arnold Lewis and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Arnold Lewis |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0252023056 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780252023057 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis An Early Encounter with Tomorrow by : Arnold Lewis
Book excerpt: Chicago in the late nineteenth century was the wonder city of the Western world, its famous Loop the laboratory in which to study innovative commercial architecture. There, Old World assumptions were overthrown by New World realities, as the past was discounted, the present glorified, and the future eagerly anticipated.