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You Were Never in Chicago
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"In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A.J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago 'the Second City.' From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. Among the outraged responses from Chicago residents was one that Liebling described as the apotheosis
… More »"In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A.J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago 'the Second City.' From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. Among the outraged responses from Chicago residents was one that Liebling described as the apotheosis of such criticism: a postcard that read, simply, 'You were never in Chicago.' Neil Steinberg has lived in and around Chicago for more than three decades--ever since he left his hometown of Berea, Ohio, to attend Northwestern University--yet he remains fascinated by the dynamics captured in Liebling's anecdote. In You Were Never in Chicago Steinberg weaves the story of his own coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism with a nuanced portrait of the city that will surprise even lifelong residents"--From publisher description.
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