American Experience: Chicago - City of the Century - Region 1 DVD

Learn how the great city of Chicago blossomed from a swampy onion patch into one of the world's most bustling urban centers. This PBS special chronicles the magnetism for immigrants, the racial tensions, the unflinching Democratic machine" and a gangster-laden past while it also explores the lives of those who made the Windy City great-from millionaires to new immigrants, from shopkeepers to hard laborers. 4 DVDs. 2003/color-b&w/4 hrs., 30 min/NR.