{"product_id":"chicago-made-robert-lewis-9780226477015","title":"Chicago Made: Factory Networks in the Industrial Metropolis","description":"From the lumberyards and meatpacking factories of the Southwest Side to the industrial suburbs that arose near Lake Calumet at the turn of the twentieth century, manufacturing districts shaped Chicago's character and laid the groundwork for its transformation into a sprawling metropolis. Approaching Chicago's story as a reflection of America's industrial history between the Civil War and World War II, \u003ci\u003eChicago Made\u003c\/i\u003e explores not only the well-documented workings of centrally located city factories but also the overlooked suburbanization of manufacturing and its profound effect on the metropolitan landscape.\u003cbr\u003e Robert Lewis documents how manufacturers, attracted to greenfield sites on the city's outskirts, began to build factory districts there with the help of an intricate network of railroad owners, real estate developers, financiers, and wholesalers. These immense networks of social ties, organizational memberships, and financial relationships were ultimately more consequential, Lewis demonstrates, than any individual achievement. Beyond simply giving Chicago businesses competitive advantages, they transformed the economic geography of the region. Tracing these transformations across seventy-five years, \u003ci\u003eChicago Made\u003c\/i\u003e establishes a broad new foundation for our understanding of urban industrial America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226477010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226477015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2008 pg. 16","brand":"Robert Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086412951807,"sku":"9780226477015","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b84129d-927e-46db-8ad5-80aaa119fb39.jpg?v=1769094528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chicago-made-robert-lewis-9780226477015","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}