Wildsam Field Guides: ChicagoPaperback, 21 September 2020

Wildsam Field Guides: Chicago presents a balanced and beautiful collection of stories and intel that spotlights a city of contrasts and culture. Inside, readers will find Chicago travel recommendations, as well as stories and insights from heralded locals and lesser-known heroes.

The icon of the Midwest, including:

Picks for the perfect weekend, bookstore browsing, Italian beef, food halls, city biking, poetry and contemporary art

Tales from inside Wilco's Marina City loft

Extreme weather, The Drake Hotel and Michael Jordan

Archival finds on Al Capone, The Wrigley Curse and Barack Obama

How to build the perfect Chicago hot dog

Ticket scalping memories

Masterworks ranging from Grant Wood's American Gothic to Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate and Sue the T. Rex

Deep-dish pizza, record stores and Lake Michigan as told through illustrated maps

Interviews with magicians, visual artists, professors and crime reporters

Original essays and poetry by Rebecca Makkai, Roger Reeves and Patricia Smith