Fortune and Faith in Old Chicago : A Dual Biography of Mayor Augustus Garrett and Seminary Founder Eliza Clark Garrett

Southern Illinois University Press

This well-crafted and engaging biography of Augustus Garrett and his wife, Eliza Clark Garrett, tells two equally compelling stories: an ambitious man's struggle to succeed and the remarkable spiritual journey of a woman attempting to overcome tragedy. By contextualising the couple's lives within the rich social, political, business, and religious milieu of Chicago's early urbanisation, author Charles H. Cosgrove fills a gap in the history of the city in the mid-nineteenth century.\nAfter the Garretts moved from the Hudson River Valley to Chicago, Augustus made his fortune in the land boom as an auctioneer and speculator. A mayor during the city's formative period, Augustus was at the center of the first mayoral election scandal in Chicago. To save his honor, he resigned dramatically and\n\nFortune and Faith in Old Chicago\nA Dual Biography of Mayor Augustus Garrett and Seminary Founder Eliza Clark Garrett\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free ;