| Title | Links | Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101. |
Mary Synon |
1929 | |
| 102. |
Thieves’ Nights |
Harry Stephen Keeler |
1929 |
| 103. |
A Virtuous Girl |
Maxwell Bodenheim |
1930 |
| 104. |
My 30 Years War: The Autobiography |
Margaret Anderson |
1930 |
| 105. |
Margaret Anderson |
1930 | |
| 106. |
Put on the Spot |
Jack Lait |
1930 |
| 107. |
Saturday Afternoon |
Marion Stroebel |
1930 |
| 108. |
This story is told partly in "newsreels" that feature headlines and article bits taken from the Chicago Tribune. One of the main characters, Eleanor, is a Chicago lacemaker. Another character, Eric Egstrom, gets a job in the interior decorating department at Marshall Field's department store. |
John Dos Passos |
1930 |
| 109. |
Story: Susan Glaspell (based on her novel Brook Evans) Screenplay: Zoe Akins, 1930 Director: Richard Wallace Stars: Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, David Manners |
Story: Susan Glaspell, Screenplay: Zoe Akins |
1930 |
| 110. |
Jane Addams |
1930 | |
| 111. |
The book contains twelve biographical sketches of men who were impactful to Dreiser. Particularly notable is the section "My Brother Paul," about the author's brother and Chicago resident Paul Dresser. |
Theodore Dreiser |
1930 |
| 112. |
Henry Kitchell Webster |
1930 | |
| 113. |
Margaret Ayer Barnes |
1930 | |
| 114. |
Clifford Raymond |
1931 | |
| 115. |
Nineteen Nineteen |
John Dos Passos |
1932 |
| 116. |
Thicker Than Water |
Vera Caspary |
1932 |
| 117. |
Young Lonigan |
James T. Farrell |
1932 |
| 118. |
Gas-House McGinty |
James T. Farrell |
1933 |
| 119. |
Floyd Dell |
1933 | |
| 120. |
The Face of the Man from Saturn |
Harry Stephen Keeler |
1933 |
| 121. |
Calico Shoes and Other Stories |
James T. Farrell |
1934 |
| 122. |
Harry Stephen Keeler |
1934 | |
| 123. |
The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan |
James T. Farrell |
1934 |
| 124. |
Edna His Wife |
Margaret Ayer Barnes |
1935 |
| 125. |
Guillotine Party and Other Stories |
James T. Farrell |
1935 |
| 126. |
Judgment Day |
James T. Farrell |
1935 |
| 127. |
Lucy Gayheart |
Willa Cather |
1935 |
| 128. |
Across Spoon River |
Edgar Lee Masters |
1936 |
| 129. |
Richard Wright |
1936 | |
| 130. |
Midnight and Percy Jones |
Vincent Starrett |
1936 |
| 131. |
Chicago Premiere: Great Northern Theatre |
Theodore Ward |
1937 |
| 132. |
Meyer Levin |
1937 | |
| 133. |
Harriet Monroe |
1938 | |
| 134. |
Richard Wright |
1938 | |
| 135. |
John J. Malone #1 |
Craig Rice |
1939 |
| 136. |
The Great Hotel Murder |
Vincent Starrett |
1939 |
| 137. |
John J. Malone John J. Malone, Craig Rice, 1939-1967 |
Craig Rice |
1939-1967 |
| 138. |
Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld |
Herbert Asbury |
1940 |
| 139. |
Native Son |
Richard Wright |
1940 |
| 140. |
John J. Malone #3 |
Craig Rice (Georgiana Ann Randolph) |
1940 |
| 141. |
John J. Malone #2 |
Craig Rice |
1940 |
| 142. |
John J. Malone #5 |
Craig Rice |
1941 |
| 143. |
John J. Malone #4 |
Craig Rice |
1941 |
| 144. |
My Gal Sal A musical film inspired by the life of musicians Paul Dresser and Sally Elliot. Theodore Dreiser wrote a biographical sketch about his brother called “My Brother Paul” that was included in his 1930 book, Twelve Men. Dreiser’s essay credits his brother for several notable literary achievements (in addition to songwriting), including as a humor columnist for a small-town newspaper and a scriptwriter for A Green Goods Man. That essay provided the basis for a 1942 biopic musical film, My Gal Sal, about Dresser and singer Sally Elliot. Dresser wrote the song, “My Gal Sal” in 1905, a song that gained popularity even before Al Jolson recorded it in 1947. In the film, which stars Victor Mature and Rita Hayworth, Dresser flees his small Indiana hometown to pursue a career as a musician, in defiance of his father’s wishes for him to become a minister. He ends up falling in love with singer Sally, for whom he’s been writing songs. |
Irving Cummings (Director) |
1942 |
| 145. |
Never Come Morning |
Nelson Algren |
1942 |
| 146. |
John J. Malone #6 |
Craig Rice |
1942 |
| 147. |
Elizabeth Orton Jones |
1942 | |
| 148. |
Brenda Starr Girl Reporter |
Dale Messick |
1943 |
| 149. |
Dick Tracy: Ace Detective |
Chester Gould |
1943 |
| 150. |
John J. Malone #7 |
Craig Rice |
1943 |
| 151. |
The Master of the Murder Castle Harper’s article, contained in book form? |
John Bartlow Martin |
1943 |
| 152. |
Saul Bellow |
1944 | |
| 153. |
The Case Book of Jimmy Lavender |
Vincent Starrett |
1944 |
| 154. |
It was promotion of this children's book that led to the infamous elephant incident at Marshall Fields. |
Russell McCracken |
1944 |
| 155. |
The Razor’s Edge |
W. Somerset Maugham |
1944 |
| 156. |
Gwendolyn Brooks |
1945 | |
| 157. |
Richard Wright |
1945 | |
| 158. |
St. Clair Drake |
1945 | |
| 159. |
The Far Away Music |
Arthur Meeker |
1945 |
| 160. |
John J. Malone #8 |
Craig Rice |
1945 |
| 161. |
Dark Hero |
Peter Cheyney |
1946 |
| 162. |
Passage from Home |
Isaac Rosenfeld |
1946 |
| 163. |
Olivia Howard Dunbar |
1947 | |
| 164. |
Behold A Cry |
Alden Bland |
1947 |
| 165. |
Rose Oller Harbaugh |
1947 | |
| 166. |
Knock On Any Door |
Willard Motley |
1947 |
| 167. |
Knock on Every Door |
Willard Motley |
1947 |
| 168. |
Ed and Am Hunter mystery (#1) |
Fredric Brown |
1947 |
| 169. |
The Neon Wilderness |
Nelson Algren |
1947 |
| 170. |
Ed and Am Hunter Mystery, Frederick Brown, 1947-1963 |
Frederick Brown |
1947-1963 |
| 171. |
47th Street |
Frank Marshall Davis |
1948 |
| 172. |
A House in Chicago |
Olivia Dunbar |
1948 |
| 173. |
Story (adapted from articles by): James P. McGuire Screenplay: Jay Dratler and Jerome Cady, 1948 Director: Henry Hathaway Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb |
Story: James P. McGuire, Screenplay: Jay Dratler and Jerome Cady |
1948 |
| 174. |
Someday, Boy Someday, Boy, Sam Ross, 1948 |
Sam Ross |
1948 |
| 175. |
Ed and Am Hunter mystery (#2) |
Frederick Brown |
1948 |
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