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The Nile on eBay Bridgeport by Joanne Gazarek Bloom, Maureen F. Sullivan Explore Bridgeport, the most political neighborhood in the most political of cities—home to five Chicago mayors and parades of politicians honoring its power at national conventions. Once a Native American village traversed by Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, as Chicago grew the area was called Hardscrabble, then Cabbage Gardens, and finally Bridgeport. Immigrants built it: the Irish dredged a canal and mined a quarry that led to slaughterhouses, cooperages, rolling mills, and breweries that were worked by Germans, Bohemians, Swedes, and Poles. Held dear as the "Heart of Lithuania," muckrakers described parts of it as a heartbreaking jungle. More immigrants came: Italians, Croatians, Mexicans, Chinese. Against the backdrop of prairies, labor strife, gangways, and Joe Podsajdwokiem, this sometimes uneasy mix lived, worked, and voted together. Bridgeport still has streets that defy the city's orderly grid, settlement houses, language stews, and, for each nationality, churches and taverns. Today, it may welcome artists and expensive housing, but on summer nights stoop sitting and rooting for the White Sox remain social obligations. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Details ISBN 0738577308 Author Maureen F. Sullivan Short Title BRIDGEPORT Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC) Language English ISBN-10 0738577308 ISBN-13 9780738577302 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 127 Series Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) Illustrations Yes DEWEY 977.3 Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-08-13 Audience General/Trade We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138010085;