The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago Changed Its River and the Land Beyond

Details:

Author: Michael Williams,Richard Cahan
Language: English
Pages: 160
Publisher: Cityfiles Pr

Publisher Notes:

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 its reversal had on the watershed all the way to the Mississippi River. Offering the most complete description available of the river reversal, the stories told here provide a better understanding as to how it was done and why it was necessary, as well as how the water from the Chicago River is treated. The photographs were pulled from a glass plate photo collection taken by the Sanitary District of Chicago.

Book Details Summary:

The title of this book is The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago Changed Its River and the Land Beyond and it was written by Michael Williams , Richard Cahan . This edition of The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago Changed Its River and the Land Beyond is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is November 2011 and it has a suggested retail price of $45.00. There are 160 pages in the book and it was published by Cityfiles Pr. The 10 digit ISBN is 0978545001 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780978545000.