{"product_id":"make-me-a-city-paperback","title":"Make Me a City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Carr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA propulsive debut of visionary scale, \u003ci\u003eMake Me a City\u003c\/i\u003e embroiders fact with fiction to tell the story of Chicago's 19th century, tracing its rise from frontier settlement to industrial colossus. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tale begins with a game of chess--and on the outcome of that game hinges the destiny of a great city. From appalling injustice springs forth the story of Chicago, and the men and women whose resilience, avarice, and altruism combine to generate a moment of unprecedented civic energy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA variety of irresistible voices deliver the many strands of this novel: those of Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable, the long-unheralded founder of Chicago; John Stephen Wright, bombastic speculator and booster; and Antje Hunter, the first woman to report for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. The stories of loggers, miners, engineers, and educators teem around them and each claim the narrative in turns, sharing their grief as well as their delight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the characters, and their ancestors, meet and part, as their possessions pass from hand to hand, the reader realizes that Jonathan Carr commands a grand picture, one that encompasses the heartaches of everyday lives as well as the overarching ideals of what a city and a society can and should be\u003ci\u003e. Make Me a City\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to a novelist whose talent and ambition are already fully formed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn between periods spent living in the UK, Kenya, Gambia, Greece and Louisiana, \u003cb\u003eJonathan Carr\u003c\/b\u003e first visited Chicago in 1983. A graduate of Cambridge University, he has worked as a travel correspondent, a book reviewer and a teacher of English. He holds a PhD from Bath Spa University in Creative Writing. \u003ci\u003eMake Me a City\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. He currently lives in Bologna, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 444\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.25 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42128048750727,"sku":"9781250260666","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/968dc29f542aaccc1a52ea0cc1a3d8c3.webp?v=1732592497","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/make-me-a-city-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}