The Chicago River: A Natural and Unnatural History (Illinois) (Illinois) (Illinois) (Illinois)

Author:	Libby Hill
ISBN:	189312102X , 9781893121027
Publisher:	Lake Claremont Press
Date:	2000-08-01
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Winner of the American Regional History Publishing Award (1st Place for the Midwest Region)

Winner of the Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) Book Award (2nd Place in the History category)

One of ten Outstanding Nominations for the Abel Wolman Award for the best new book in the field of public works history

Used and abused. Straightened and channelized. Reversed and revered. But never ignored...

An Intimate Biography of the Heroic Creek that Chicago Made

When French explorers Jolliet and Marquette used the Chicago portage to access the Mississippi River system, the Chicago River was but a humble, even sluggish, stream in the right place at the right time. That's the story of the making of Chicago. This is the other story--the story of the making and perpetual re-making of a river by everything from pre-glacial forces to the interventions of an emerging and mighty city.