Prairie Passage celebrates the remarkable ninety-seven-mile water highway known as the Illinois and Michigan Canal, completed in 1848 and closed in 1933, that helped turn the muddy settlement of Chicago into the most important city in the Midwest. The photographs in Prairie Passage, which provide a fresh perspective on how we use and live on the land, are complemented by historical images and essays that document how people have traveled through, settled, and altered the region, as well as by a prologue that puts the Canal Corridor in a national context of regional conservation movements and an epilogue that offers a personal statement on the resonance of special places for those who care about the American landscape.
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Very interesting study,
By Blondie59 (EGV IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Prairie Passage: The Illinois & Michigan Canal Corridor (Paperback)
Thought-provoking and insightful text and just enough of it to give you all the info you need to know about the I&M canal's history. The star of the book is Ranney's photos, which are excellent. All in black and white, which some photographers prefer. I would much rather have had color, but these B&W compositions are awesome anyway! After you've visited a few of the I&M Canal sites, it really makes the photos and history presented in this book come alive. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of this feature that made the City of Chicago into the major midwestern city that it is.
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Great Photos of the I & M Canal Corridor,
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Beautiful monochrome images. Well chosen perspectives.
Edward Ranney is clearly a very perceptive artist. This is a must-have for anyone interested in the Canal or in black & White landscape photography.
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The glacial meltwaters that carved the passage through the Illinois prairies left a huge marshy area around the shores of Lake Michigan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sanitary canal, canal trail, canal commissioners, ceremonial time, turning basin, canal workers, army arsenal, lift bridge, tallgrass prairie Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Illinois River, Des Plaines River, Chicago River, Calumet River, National Heritage Corridor, Lake Michigan, Cal-Sag Channel, Canal Corridor, Fox River, Starved Rock, Mud Lake, Illinois Waterway, Native American, Canal State Trail, Chicago Portage, Courtesy of Gerald, Lake Calumet, Main Street, Blue Island, Bubbly Creek, Hydraulic Basin, Illinois Central Railroad, Lateral Canal, Cook County, Courtesy of James Jensen New!
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The glacial meltwaters that carved the passage through the Illinois prairies left a huge marshy area around the shores of Lake Michigan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sanitary canal, canal trail, canal commissioners, ceremonial time, turning basin, canal workers, army arsenal, lift bridge, tallgrass prairie Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Illinois River, Des Plaines River, Chicago River, Calumet River, National Heritage Corridor, Lake Michigan, Cal-Sag Channel, Canal Corridor, Fox River, Starved Rock, Mud Lake, Illinois Waterway, Native American, Canal State Trail, Chicago Portage, Courtesy of Gerald, Lake Calumet, Main Street, Blue Island, Bubbly Creek, Hydraulic Basin, Illinois Central Railroad, Lateral Canal, Cook County, Courtesy of James Jensen New!
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- Society in America (Social Science Classics Series) by Harriet Martineau in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Historic Illinois from the Air by David Buisseret in Front Matter, page 135, and Back Matter
- The Civil War (America at War (Rourke Paperback)) by Scott Marquette in Front Matter, page 166, and Back Matter
- Arts and Crafts of the Native Americans (Arts & Crafts of the Ancient World) by Ting Morris in Front Matter, and page 143
- Southern Illinois by Rand McNally in Back Matter
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