The second episode of “Chicago: City of the Century” is dedicated to the events happening in Chicago after the big fire until the mass protests and conflicts of anarchists and socialists with capitalists in the beginning of the 20th century. The author focuses spectators’ attention to the strikes and social conflicts in Chicago on the eve of the new century and shows the fullness of this problem.
Firstly the author brings attention to the process of rebuilding the city and a conflict over Mrs. O’Leary and her cow. The lady was accused to be responsible for the fire ...