Lakefront : public trust and private rights in Chicago / Joseph D. Kearney and Thomas W. Merrill.

"A history of how Chicago's lakefront, with its parkland and Lake Shore Drive, has come to be. Beginning with the mid-nineteenth century, this book considers both local and broader social, economic, and legal forces, with particular emphasis on the conflict between public and private right...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors: Kearney, Joseph D. (Author), Merrill, Thomas W. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
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Summary:"A history of how Chicago's lakefront, with its parkland and Lake Shore Drive, has come to be. Beginning with the mid-nineteenth century, this book considers both local and broader social, economic, and legal forces, with particular emphasis on the conflict between public and private rights"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 379 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:150175467X
9781501754661
1501754661
9781501754678
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 23, 2021)