Tag Archives: David Starkey

Albert Halper: Summer in Chicago

This is one of a large series devoted to Chicago writers.  These articles are expansions of ones written as introductions to two anthologies of Chicago writing I did: first, with David Starkey, Smokestacks and Skyscrapers, and second, my Black Writing … Continue reading

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Elia Peattie: Instituted by Women

This is one of a large series devoted to Chicago writers.  These articles are expansions of ones written as introductions to two anthologies of Chicago writing I did: first, with David Starkey, Smokestacks and Skyscrapers, and second, my Black Writing … Continue reading

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Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago Writing

Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago Writing, edited by David Starkey and Richard Guzman, is the most comprehensive collection of Chicago writing ever made.  Starting with the early explorer Father Marquette and the Potowatami Chief Metea and ending with … Continue reading

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