First in violence, deepest in dirt : homicide in Chicago, 1875-1920 / Jeffrey S. Adler.
Between 1875 and 1920, Chicago's homicide rate more than quadrupled, making it the most violent major urban center in the United States--or, in the words of Lincoln Steffens, "first in violence, deepest in dirt." In many ways, however, Chicago became more orderly as it grew. Hundreds...
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