The Chicago Diaries of John M.Wing 1865-1866
Wing, John M. / Schwarzlose, Richard A.
The personal -- and often intimate -- diaries of fledgling journalist and entrepreneur John Mansir Wing create a unique portrait of a rough-and-tumble Chicago in the first few years following the Civil War. Wing writes of a city filled with new immigrants, ex-soldiers, and the thriving merchant class making its fortunes from both before the Great Fire of 1871.