World Class Chicago Publishing Llc: 7 books

The story of Chicago's rise and fall as a literary publishing center. A history of Chicago's contributions to America's popular fiction including the development of true detective stories and specialized pulp magazines.

A history of Chicago's magazine publishing industry and how it impacted the American publishing industry.

The story of how Chicago businessmen helped create a motion picture production monopoly and how other Chicago businessmen led the revolt against the monopoly but when the war was over all the Chicago businessmen were out of business. A history of Chicago's involvement in the motion picture industry.

The story of the city that aspired to be "the Paris of the New World" but instead became the Pin-Up Capital of America. A history of Chicago's visual arts community with an emphasis on the contributions of Chicago's commercial artists.

The story of Chicago's rise and fall as a national music center. A history of Chicago's contributions to the American songbook.

The story of how Chicago won "the Vaudeville Wars" only to see its stage industry collapse. A history of the commercial stage industry in Chicago.

The story of how Chicago became America's first radio program production center only to see it industry collapse at the beginning of the television era. A history of entertainment program production in Chicago.