Chicago Before the Fire: An Economic History. By Louis P. Cain. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2025. Pp. 304. $125.00, cloth; $29.95, paper; $14.95, eBook.

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  title        = {{Chicago Before the Fire: An Economic History. By Louis P. Cain. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2025. Pp. 304. $125.00, cloth; $29.95, paper; $14.95, eBook.}},
  author       = {Jane Barr},
  journal      = {The Journal of Economic History},
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