| Title | Links | Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76. |
1001 Afternoons in Chicago |
Ben Hecht |
1922 |
| 77. |
Woodward Boyd |
1922 | |
| 78. |
Blackguard |
Maxwell Bodenheim |
1923 |
| 79. |
Jean Toomer |
1923 | |
| 80. |
Crazy Man |
Maxwell Bodenheim |
1923 |
| 81. |
Woodward Boyd |
1923 | |
| 82. |
Harry Hansen |
1923 | |
| 83. |
Coffins for Two |
Vincent Starrett |
1924 |
| 84. |
Inspired by the real-life Leopold and Loeb trial. |
Meyer Levin |
1924 |
| 85. |
Pulitzer Prize, 1925 |
Edna Ferber |
1924 |
| 86. |
The Autobiography of an Idea |
Louis Sullivan |
1924 |
| 87. |
Harry Stephen Keeler |
1924 | |
| 88. |
Janet Ayer Fairbank |
1925 | |
| 89. |
Edwin Balmer |
1925 | |
| 90. |
Showboat |
Edna Ferber |
1926 |
| 91. |
The Songs of Paul Dresser With an introduction by his brother Theodore Dreiser, this book contains the song lyrics of blues musician Paul Dresser. |
Paul Dresser |
1927 |
| 92. |
John Drury |
1928 | |
| 93. |
Diversey |
MacKinlay Kantor |
1928 |
| 94. |
Margaret Ayer Barnes |
1928 | |
| 95. |
Quicksand |
Nella Larsen |
1928 |
| 96. |
Chicago Premiere: xxxxxxx |
Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur |
1928 |
| 97. |
Little Caesar |
W.R. Burnett |
1929 |
| 98. |
New Year’s Eve |
James T. Farrell |
1929 |
| 99. |
Nella Larsen |
1929 | |
| 100. |
Sixty Seconds |
Maxwell Bodenheim |
1929 |
| 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 |
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