Chapter two started by mentioning how in 1818 Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard came to Chicago by a bateau with other voyageurs. He came with Antoine Deschamps, a French Canadian who was captivated by the heroic age of the French exploration in North America, he was also the “boss” or Le Bourgeois of the Illinois outfit. Deschamps took Hubbard, his apprentice clerk who shares his passion for the history of discovery, to Marquette’s grave. They made the trip around Lake Michigan to the Chicago River in twenty days. Hubbard died in Chicago in 1886, the year Louis Sullivan began work on the Auditorium Theater and Hotel. He was the men who came to Chicago when there was no Chicago to go to, they eulogized him as the man responsible for bringing the canal to Chicago, making it the city’s first shipping magnate and meat packer. …show more content…
Chicago’s transition from fur – trading outpost to a capitalist town, was a cultural revolution that Hubbard helped bring forward. By knowing Chicago’s history, it’s said to also know the Gurdon Hubbard story. Hubbard was born on August 22, 1802 in Vermont; his father, Elizur, was one of Windsor’s five lawyers and his mother was from Puritan stock. After his father lost their money they were forced to move to Montreal, where Elizur was able to make a decent living. When Hubbard was sixteen he signed to be a clerk for the American Fur Company headed to Michigan. He became friends with another clerk named John Harris Kinzie, whose father (John Kinzie) was a trader in Chicago. Hubbard made his first entry to Chicago on October 1, 1818. One day he and others had made preparations to cross the portage, where it convinces Hubbard the need for a canal critical since it was very muddy and filled with insects and animals. Hubbard later on, became head of Deschamp’s trading posts after the old man retired and later at Danville, where he established his headquarters in
I am from a small town called Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania. It is along the Delaware River, about 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Bristol Borough was founded in 1681. This is the states third oldest borough, that was once a busy river port with important shipbuilding activities (Cohen 438). It is predominately residential, with the exception of Mill Street, the community's traditional commercial street. It includes fine examples of many major styles and idioms, reflecting the community's long history and its importance as a transportation and commercial center (Owen 133). The 28-acre Bristol Industrial Historic District includes the original town of Bristol and the residential area that extends northeast along the bank of the Delaware River (Owen 132). The Bristol Industrial Historic District is a significant collection of the factory and mill complexes containing elements dating from 1875-1937 (Owen 133). Among the mills is the Grundy Mill Complex. It is a visual representation of industrial growth of Bristol Borough. This mill was run by Joseph R. Grundy. The dramatic scale of later buildings stand as the source and monument to the wealth and power of Joseph Grundy (Owen 145). Joseph Grundy was the proprietor of the Bristol Worsted Mills, and one of the most prominent manufacturers and businessmen of Bucks County (Green 252). The Bristol Worsted Mills no longer run but the building is still standing. Bristol owes a lot to Joseph R. Grundy for his contributions to the people and the town itself.
Mary Eugenia Surratt, née Jenkins, was born to Samuel Isaac Jenkins and his wife near Waterloo, Maryland. After her father died when she was young, her mother and older siblings kept the family and the farm together. After attending a Catholic girls’ school for a few years, she met and married John Surratt at age fifteen. They had three children: Isaac, John, and Anna. After a fire at their first farm, John Surratt Sr. began jumping from occupation to occupation. Surratt worked briefly in Virginia as a railroad contractor before he was able to purchase land in Maryland and eventually establish a store and tavern that became known as Surrattsville. However, the family’s fina...
Larson begins his novel “The Devil in the White City” by setting the stage, mentioning the events and people who made the fair so great. But simultaneously Larson hints at the evil lurking in the shadows. Although the reader is not fully aware of the dual nature of the human condition till Holmes’s big unveil. Larson describes Holmes as “a murderer that had moved among the beautiful things Burnham had created” (Larson 6). Chicagoans were startled by how such gruesome acts could go unnoticed for so long. The juxtaposition of...
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Erik Larson’s book Devil in the White City is full of magic and madness that has shaped the society of the late 19th century that is specific to in Chicago. The issues that have been handled through this time frame that are addressed in this book is that how Chicago was known to be the black city at first, and how the city hoped that hosting the World’s fair would increase their reputation. Secondly, the magic of a man named Daniel Burnham that did put the plans of the world fair in Chicago into life and the obstacles that he had overcame. Next, once the world fair was complete, it has made Chicago “The White city,” by its dazzling designs and attractions that made it memorable. Then, the madness of H.H. Holmes and how his evil deeds has seemed to undermine the world fair and the things that are going on within it with his murders and treachery that does grip Chicago once his evil deeds have been found out. Finally, the events that happened in the world fair that relate to the issues that occur in the late ninetieth century within the United States. The city of Chicago was in a desolate condition before it hosted the World Fair.
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Philip Caputo was an eager young adult looking for excitement and trying to find himself as a man. He lived in the suburban area outside of Chicago. He gives a good representation of how easy life was in America at this time.
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The Hull House was an important step for the many Chicago immigrants needing help. Although it started out as a nursery, the mothers of the children would sit in a room to sit and talk. The house later developed into a larger house of education. Here, you could take classes, do activities, and learn English. The mansion had many options for one person to keep busy with. Many immigrants brought their children to the Hull House, too. Here, the children were taken care of and also paid very close attention to. Adults also found a warm welcome in this mansion. There were clinics, exhibits, and different typos of classes being taken to further their education.
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