How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
The thing that entranced me about Chicago in the Gilded Age was the city's willingness to take on the impossible in the name of civic honor. (Notes, Erik Larson)
Erik Larson seems pretty impressed by Chicago's persistence. Civic honor isn't something you see too much anymore, according to Larson, but as his book tell us, it can be a pretty powerful reason to persevere when a good challenge comes a-knockin'.