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The Chicago River
Language: en
Pages: 330
Authors: Libby Hill
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-02-21 - Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press

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In this social and ecological account of the Chicago River, Libby Hill tells the story of how a sluggish waterway emptying into Lake Michigan became central to
Chicago River Bridges
Language: en
Pages: 346
Authors: Patrick T. McBriarty
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-23 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Chicago River Bridges presents the untold history and development of Chicago's iconic bridges, from the first wood footbridge built by a tavern owner in 1832 to
The Chicago River
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors: David M. Solzman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Provides a guidebook to the river and its waterways. Explores the physical character as well as the natural history of the river.
Building the Canal to Save Chicago
Language: en
Pages: 386
Authors: Richard Lanyon
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04 - Publisher: Lake Claremont Press: A Chicago Joint

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Winner of the 2013 Abel Wolman Award for Best New Book in Public Works History. To reverse the flow of a river wouldn't be possible today, but to Chicago near t
The Lost Panoramas
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Richard Cahan
Categories: Automobile industry and trade
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With more than 150 never-before-published duotone images, taken between 1892 and 1930, this collection explores the history of the Chicago River and the impact