To the Shores of Tripoli: The Birth of the U.S. Navy and Marines By A.B.C. Whipple Morrow, 357 pages, $23 Early in A.B.C. Whipple`s ”To the Shores of Tripoli,” there is a passing mentio… ...

Chicago loves its museums, and well it should. There are at least 94 of them, including those dedicated to Chicago police, anesthesiology, printing, polka music, even Al Capone. One for jazz music … ...

Commissioned in 1936, the ‘History of Ships’ mural had a tumultuous past before finding a new home at the Chicago Maritime Museum.

CHICAGO: A PORTRAIT—Henry Justin Smith—Century ($5) ... His first book on Chicago (Chicago: The History of Its Reputation—TIME, Sept. 9, 1929), written in collaboration with Lloyd Lewis ...

Chicago is a city of bookish abundance, home to countless literary giants past and present. The author Rebecca Makkai recommends works that capture its spirit. By Rebecca Makkai Read Your Way ...