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Showcasing the first Ferris wheel, dazzling and unprece­dented electrification, and exhibits from around the world, the World&;s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was Chicago&;s chance to demonstrate that it had risen from the ashes of the Great Fire and was about to take its place as one of the world&;s great cities. Millions would flock to the fair, and many of them were looking for a good time before and after their visits to the Midway and the White City. But what was the bedazzled visitor to do in Chicago?

Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker&;s Guide to the Paris of America, a very unofficial guide to the world be­yond the fair, slaked the thirst of such curious folk. The plea­sures it details range from the respectable (theater, architec­ture, parks, churches and synagogues) to the illicit&;drink, gambling, and sex. With a wink and a nod, the book decries vice while offering precise directions for the indulgence of any desire. In this newly annotated edition, Chicagoans Paul Durica and Bill Savage&;who, if born earlier, might have written chapters in the original&;provide colorful context and an informative introduction to a wildly entertaining journey through the Chicago of 120 years ago.

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Paul Durica is a writer and the founder of Pocket Guide to Hell Tours. 

Bill Savage is Distinguished Senior Lecturer in English at Northwestern Univer­sity. He coedited the 50th Anniversary Critical Edition of Nelson Algren&;s The Man with the Golden Arm and the Newly Annotated Edition of Algren&;s Chicago: City on the Make.

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