| Title | Links | Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151. |
Meyer Levin |
1937 | |
| 152. |
Harriet Monroe |
1938 | |
| 153. |
Richard Wright |
1938 | |
| 154. |
John J. Malone #1 |
Craig Rice |
1939 |
| 155. |
The Great Hotel Murder |
Vincent Starrett |
1939 |
| 156. |
John J. Malone John J. Malone, Craig Rice, 1939-1967 |
Craig Rice |
1939-1967 |
| 157. |
Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld |
Herbert Asbury |
1940 |
| 158. |
Native Son |
Richard Wright |
1940 |
| 159. |
John J. Malone #3 |
Craig Rice (Georgiana Ann Randolph) |
1940 |
| 160. |
John J. Malone #2 |
Craig Rice |
1940 |
| 161. |
John J. Malone #5 |
Craig Rice |
1941 |
| 162. |
John J. Malone #4 |
Craig Rice |
1941 |
| 163. |
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 |
| 164. |
Never Come Morning |
Nelson Algren |
1942 |
| 165. |
John J. Malone #6 |
Craig Rice |
1942 |
| 166. |
Elizabeth Orton Jones |
1942 | |
| 167. |
Brenda Starr Girl Reporter |
Dale Messick |
1943 |
| 168. |
Dick Tracy: Ace Detective |
Chester Gould |
1943 |
| 169. |
John J. Malone #7 |
Craig Rice |
1943 |
| 170. |
The Master of the Murder Castle Harper’s article, contained in book form? |
John Bartlow Martin |
1943 |
| 171. |
Saul Bellow |
1944 | |
| 172. |
The Case Book of Jimmy Lavender |
Vincent Starrett |
1944 |
| 173. |
It was promotion of this children's book that led to the infamous elephant incident at Marshall Fields. |
Russell McCracken |
1944 |
| 174. |
The Razor’s Edge |
W. Somerset Maugham |
1944 |
| 175. |
Gwendolyn Brooks |
1945 | |
| 176. |
Richard Wright |
1945 | |
| 177. |
St. Clair Drake |
1945 | |
| 178. |
The Far Away Music |
Arthur Meeker |
1945 |
| 179. |
John J. Malone #8 |
Craig Rice |
1945 |
| 180. |
Dark Hero |
Peter Cheyney |
1946 |
| 181. |
Passage from Home |
Isaac Rosenfeld |
1946 |
| 182. |
Olivia Howard Dunbar |
1947 | |
| 183. |
Behold A Cry |
Alden Bland |
1947 |
| 184. |
Rose Oller Harbaugh |
1947 | |
| 185. |
Knock On Any Door |
Willard Motley |
1947 |
| 186. |
Knock on Every Door |
Willard Motley |
1947 |
| 187. |
Ed and Am Hunter mystery (#1) |
Fredric Brown |
1947 |
| 188. |
The Neon Wilderness |
Nelson Algren |
1947 |
| 189. |
Ed and Am Hunter Mystery, Frederick Brown, 1947-1963 |
Frederick Brown |
1947-1963 |
| 190. |
47th Street |
Frank Marshall Davis |
1948 |
| 191. |
A House in Chicago |
Olivia Dunbar |
1948 |
| 192. |
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 |
| 193. |
Someday, Boy Someday, Boy, Sam Ross, 1948 |
Sam Ross |
1948 |
| 194. |
Ed and Am Hunter mystery (#2) |
Frederick Brown |
1948 |
| 195. |
John J. Malone #9 |
Craig Rice |
1948 |
| 196. |
Annie Allen (Pulitzer Prize, 1950) |
Gwendolyn Brooks |
1949 |
| 197. |
Story: (adapted from novel) Willard Motley Screenplay: John Monks Jr. and Daniel Taradash, 1949 Director: Nicholas Ray Stars: Humphrey Bogart, John Derek |
Story: Willard Motley, Screenplay: John Monks Jr. and Daniel Taradash |
1949 |
| 198. |
Arthur Meeker, Jr. |
1949 | |
| 199. |
Ed and Am Hunter mystery (#3) |
Fredric Brown |
1949 |
| 200. |
We Fished All Night |
Willard Motley |
1949 |
| 201. |
Ed and Am Hunter mystery (#4) |
Fredric Brown |
1950 |
| 202. |
Isaac Asimov |
1950 | |
| 203. |
The Man with The Golden Arm (first National Book Award) |
Nelson Algren |
1950 |
| 204. |
The Sidewalks Are Free |
Sam Ross |
1950 |
| 205. |
Chicago: City on the Make |
Nelson Algren |
1951 |
| 206. |
Ed and Am Hunter mystery (#5) |
Fredric Brown |
1951 |
| 207. |
Seymour Hersh |
1951 | |
| 208. |
Story (adapted from novel): Theodore Dreiser Screenplay: Ruth and Augustus Goetz, 1952 Director: Will Wyler Stars: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones |
Story: Theodore Dreiser, Screenplay: Ruth and Augustus Goetz |
1952 |
| 209. |
Chicago: The Second City |
A.J. Liebling |
1952 |
| 210. |
Give the Lady What She Wants: The Story of Marshall Field & Company This history was written when the department store was in its full bloom as a legendary retailer. The narrative begins pre-Chicago Fire, when retail demand, especially among women, had expanded dramatically, then through the devastation caused by the natural disaster. |
Herman Kogan and Lloyd Wendt |
1952 |
| 211. |
Carl Sandburg |
1953 | |
| 212. |
Augie March In one section of this long coming-of-age novel, Augie flirts with academic life in a university much like the University of Chicago. |
Saul Bellow |
1953 |
| 213. |
Emmett Dedmon |
1953 | |
| 214. |
Maude Martha |
Gwendolyn Brooks |
1953 |
| 215. |
The Adventures of Augie March |
Saul Bellow |
1953 |
| 216. |
The Little Review Anthology |
Margaret Anderson (editor) |
1953 |
| 217. |
The Outsider |
Richard Wright |
1953 |
| 218. |
Ben Hecht |
1954 | |
| 219. |
Screenplay: Henry Kleiner, 1954 Director: Otto Preminger Stars: Harry Belafonte, Dorthy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey |
Screenplay: Henry Kleiner |
1954 |
| 220. |
The Chicago Renaissance in American Letters: A Critical History |
Bernard Duffy |
1954 |
| 221. |
Patrick Dennis |
1955 | |
| 222. |
Arthur Meeker, Jr. |
1955 | |
| 223. |
John Logan |
1955 | |
| 224. |
Story (adapted from the novel by): Nelson Algren Screenplay: Walter Newman, Lewis Meltzer, and Ben Hecht, 1955 Director: Otto Preminger Stars: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak |
Story: Nelson Algren, Screenplay: Walter Newman, Lewis Meltzer, and Ben Hecht |
1955 |
| 225. |
Howl |
Allen Ginsberg |
1956 |
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