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CITY WATCH
DISCOVERING THE UNCOMMON CHICAGO |
| By: |
Jon Anderson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£17.95 |
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£16.16 |
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£1.79 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0877457522 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780877457527 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
4 May, 2001 |
| Pages: |
280 |
| Description: |
Drawn from Anderson's newspaper column of the same name, "City Watch" introduces readers to an eclectic mix of social clubs, subcultures, and individuals, from "Foraging Friends" a group of penniless ecologists who forage for wild foods, to a group simply known as "Some Chicago Anarchists." |
| Synopsis: |
In forty-five years as one of Chicago's liveliest journalists for "Time, Life, " and the "Chicago Tribune," Jon Anderson has established a reputation for picking up on what someone once called "the beauty of the specific fact." Part "Talk of the Town," part "On the Road with Charles Kuralt," Anderson's twice-a-week "City Watch" columns in the "Chicago Tribune" seek out interesting and unexpected people and places from the everyday life of what the author calls the "most typical American big city." In the process he discovers the joys and triumphs of ordinary people.Anderson writes with wit and insight about those who find themselves inspired or obsessed with alternative ways of viewing life or getting through the day. Like the man who started with one light pole, then painted all the poles in his southside neighborhood. Or the founder of Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too, a nun who lives with sixty-seven cats. Or the philosopher who, with no financial success, still publishes a newsletter called "The Meaning of Life." After years of hunting down moments of everyday life that have drama and meaning, Anderson offers a book that has curious power, because all of its stories are true.Drawn from the best of Anderson's columns, "City Watch" introduces readers to an eclectic mix of social clubs, subcultures, and minor celebrities. From Foraging Friends, a group of penniless ecologists who forage for wild foods in a county forest preserve, to the annual Dumpster Diver fashion show, from the Oakton Elementary School chess team to a group that calls itself Some Chicago Anarchists, readers will discover the characters and events that define Chicago's local color. |
| Illustrations: |
17 b&w photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Iowa Press |
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