Chicago Maritime: An Illustrated History
Author:   David M. Young
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9780875802824


Pages:   260
Publication Date:   27 September 2001
Format:   Hardback
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This history of Chicago as freight handler to the nation chronicles the role of waterborne trade and transportation in building a metropolis on the swampland that the Illiwek once called Checagou. Illustrations along with tales of ships and storms paint a picture of life on Chicago's waterways.

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Author:   David M. Young
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.361kg
ISBN:  

9780875802824


ISBN 10:   0875802826
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   27 September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents List of Maps List of Tables Preface Introduction Part I: From Canoes to Schooners Chapter 1: The Canoe Routes Chapter 2: The Riverboat Era Chapter 3: The Age of Canals Chapter 4: Chicago's Rivals Chapter 5: From Portage to Port Chapter 6: Schooners and the Reign of Sail Part II: Life and Death on the Waters Chapter 7: Traveling by Water Chapter 8: Disasters Chapter 9: Pirates Chapter 10: Steam and Steel Chapter 11: Sails or Rails? Part III: The Twentieth Century Chapter 12: The San, Cal-Sag, and Hennepin Chapter 13: The River Renaissance Chapter 14: Decline of the Great Lakes Chapter 15: Chicago's Lost Opportunities Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Incredibly comprehensive.... Young takes the reader on a fascinating journey. --Chicago Arts & Entertainment An engaging new book. --Chicago Sun-Times


"""Incredibly comprehensive.... Young takes the reader on a fascinating journey.""—Chicago Arts & Entertainment ""An engaging new book.""—Chicago Sun-Times"


Incredibly comprehensive.... Young takes the reader on a fascinating journey. Chicago Arts & Entertainment An engaging new book. Chicago Sun-Times


<p> Incredibly comprehensive.... Young takes the reader on a fascinating journey. -- Chicago Arts & Entertainment <p> An engaging new book. -- Chicago Sun-Times


Author Information

David M. Young, a former writer and transportation editor for the Chicago Tribune,is the author of Chicago Transit: An Illustrated History and Chicago Aviation: An Illustrated History.

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