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Lot 160
[CHICAGO]. STEAD, William Thomas (1849-1912). If Christ Cam...
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[CHICAGO]. STEAD, William Thomas (1849-1912). If Christ Came to Chicago. Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1894. 8vo. Early printing. Frontispiece with rare map. Publisher?s pictorial wraps (chipping along extremities, loss to spine, soiling). Written during Stead?s year-long stay in Chicago following the 1893 World?s Columbian Exposition, this book rallies against gamblers and corrupt politicians in the Windy City. Famously outspoken in his crusade for social justice, W.T. Stead was repeatedly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and was rumored to be a favorite to win it when he perished aboard the RMS Titanic in 1912. Provenance: The Estate of Art Bilek.
