{"product_id":"cicero-the-first-suburb-west-9780738507866","title":"Cicero: The First Suburb West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCicero is well known for its mob history in the Roaring Twenties, and its evolution into a town representing the American Dream.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMention the town of Cicero just about anywhere in the world, and you may receive two responses: first, a mimed tommy-gun pointed at you, reminiscent of the Roaring Twenties when Al Capone ran the town; second, a comment about Cicero's racial intolerance. Although the old Capone hangouts are mostly gone, and the town's racial makeup is\u003cbr\u003echanging, those old stereotypes linger. Cicero: The First Suburb West tells the story of this\u003cbr\u003evibrant community and its links to the past--including its connections to Western Electric and the tragic Eastland disaster. The Hispanic families that are making their homes in Cicero today mirror the Slavic immigrants who settled here a century ago. Their goal was, and is, to provide safe and affordable housing for their families, and pursue the \"American Dream.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738507866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.48w x 0.34d","brand":"Betty Carlson Kay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41422818672821,"sku":"9780738507866","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dd9583fb-146d-4d26-b708-bd6ceb80baaf.jpg?v=1638887164","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cicero-the-first-suburb-west-9780738507866","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}