Chicago : a geography of the city and its region / by John C. Hudson.

Main entry:

Hudson, John C.

Title & Author:

Chicago : a geography of the city and its region / by John C. Hudson.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Santa Fe, N.M. : Center for American Places ; Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.

Description:

xvi, 260 pages, 84 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm.

Series:

Center books on Chicago and environs ; v. 10

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index.
pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Physical geography -- pt. 3. Historical patterns -- pt. 4. The growing city -- pt. 5. The changing city -- pt. 6. Current trends -- pt. 7. Conclusion -- Chicago portfolio: Where geography and photography meet.

Summary:

"Chicago: A Geography of the City and Its Region is the first geography of the Windy City to appear in more than thirty years. Through its topical and chronological presentation and its innovative analysis and interpretation, we learn why the geography of Chicago is central to understanding Chicago's history and its success as the nation's third-largest metropolitan area."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0226358062
9780226358062
1930066457 (Chicago portfolio)
9781930066458 (Chicago portfolio)

Subject:

Geography
Historical geography
Stadtentwicklung
Stadtgeografie
Chicago (Ill.) Geography.
Chicago Region (Ill.) Geography.
Chicago (Ill.) Historical geography.
Chicago Region (Ill.) Historical geography.
Chicago (Ill.) Géographie.
Chicago, Région de (Ill.) Géographie.
Chicago (Ill.) Géographie historique.
Illinois Chicago
Illinois Chicago Region
Chicago, Ill.
Chicago (Region) Geographie.
Chicago Geographie.
Chicago Bildband.

Added entries:

Center for American Places.
Center books on Chicago and environs ; v. 10.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 245685
Call No.: BIB 175304
Status: Available

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