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Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab (Chicago Visions and Revisions)
Dmitry Samarov
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Description for Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab (Chicago Visions and Revisions)
Hardcover. Cabdrivers and their yellow taxis are as much a part of the cityscape as the high-rise buildings and the subway. And, undoubtedly, taxi drivers have stories to tell. This title recounts tales that offers a vision of Chicago and its people. Num Pages: 184 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Cabdrivers and their yellow taxis are as much a part of the cityscape as the high-rise buildings and the subway. We hail them without thought after a wearying day at the office or an exuberant night on the town. And, undoubtedly, taxi drivers have stories to tell - of farcical local politics, of colorful passengers, of changing neighborhoods and clandestine shortcuts. No one knows a city's streets - and thus its heart - better than its cabdrivers. And from behind the wheel of his taxi, Dmitry Samarov has seen more of Chicago than most Chicagoans could hope to experience in ... Read more
Cabdrivers and their yellow taxis are as much a part of the cityscape as the high-rise buildings and the subway. We hail them without thought after a wearying day at the office or an exuberant night on the town. And, undoubtedly, taxi drivers have stories to tell - of farcical local politics, of colorful passengers, of changing neighborhoods and clandestine shortcuts. No one knows a city's streets - and thus its heart - better than its cabdrivers. And from behind the wheel of his taxi, Dmitry Samarov has seen more of Chicago than most Chicagoans could hope to experience in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
124
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226734736
SKU
V9780226734736
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Dmitry Samarov
Dmitry Samarov earned his BFA in painting and printmaking at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993 and began driving a cab that same year. His work has been shown at the Chicago Tourism Center, the Merchandise Mart, the Bowery Gallery, and Brandeis University. Samarov is the creator of the blog Hack, stories from which have been ... Read more
Reviews for Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab (Chicago Visions and Revisions)
"Fact: I first rode in Dmitry's cab when he was driving in Boston in 1993. He owned the first cellular phone that I ever saw, and he has been broadcasting back from the strange frontier of hack life ever since. He's good driver, but more than that, he's as skilled a navigator of the forgotten American city as you'll find, ... Read more