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A Natural History of the Chicago Region (Center for American Places - Center Books on American Places)
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by Joel Greenberg
Sales Rank: 1056135
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$40.00
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 592 pages
Published by: University Of Chicago Press July 1, 2002
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0226306488
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0226306483
Book Dimensions:
10.2 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches
Weighs: 2.7 pounds
Chicago Sun-Times, June 24, 2002
"What Mike Royko's Boss did for Chicago politics, Greenberg's does for the region's natural history." Dale Bowman, staff reporter
Post-Tribune, June 23, 2002
"A broad and compelling portrait of interconnected communities, survival and extinction, tragedies and triumphs. . . .history of the best sort."
Reader Reviews
This review is from: A Natural History of the Chicago Region (Center for American Places - Center Books on American Places) (Paperback)
This book teaches far more than what Chicago had been in the past. Every imaginable topic of nature is presented in this single volume. There are many photographs in the book, some of which go back a century or more. What's more, there is an extensive bibliography in the back of the book for further research. The book includes maps which show the probable distribution of prairies, forests, etc., in the Chicago area prior to European settlement. It is interesting to note that the areas immediately east of the Des Plaines and the Chicago Rivers had been forested, whereas the areas immediately west of those rivers had been prairies. The section on insects includes details of the 17-year cicada, and how the settlers first reacted to this unusual spectacle. The section on birds includes detailed studies of bird-building collisions. The section on mammals includes focus on deer, coyotes, raccoons, and buffalo. Much emphasis is placed on the prairie and efforts to recreate it. I was delighted to read about the pioneering work of Drs. Robert Betz, Herbert Lamp, and Ron Panzer. I have known all three men, and the first two had formerly been my professors at Northeastern Illinois University.
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