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A River Through Illinois | 
 enlarge | Authors: Daniel Overturf, Gary Marx
Creator: Bill Kurtis
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 434014
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 9.3 x 1
ISBN: 0809327635
Dewey Decimal Number: 977.35
EAN: 9780809327638
ASIN: 0809327635
Publication Date: April 22, 2008
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divdiviA River Through Illinois/i, an innovative collaboration by journalist Gary Marx and award-winning photographer Daniel Overturf, carries readers down the 330-mile Illinois Waterway, from the urban landscape of Chicago to the state#8217;s most rural areas. Combining literary impressions, history, and personal narrative with stunning color photographs, this remarkable book transports readers to places most have never been: three hundred feet below the city of Chicago in a TARP pump station, above the Illinois River in a lift-bridge operator#8217;s hut, in the wheelhouse of a towboat pushing twenty thousand tons. brThe story of the river is told by the people who live along the waterway#8217;s banks and work its course, who rely on it for their livelihoods, their recreation, and their spiritual sustenance. More than one hundred original color photographs and dozens of conversations with waterway residents, workers, and visitors capture the essence of the waterway, exposing its course and uncovering its past.brTraveling through the Illinois Michigan Canal, Florence, Hardin, Lemont, and Chicago, readers discover a connection to a sense of place and to the early inhabitants of the state. Bar crews, lockmasters, engineers, and those whose memories stretch to the days of steamboats offer their views on the evolution and navigational importance of the waterway. brReaders encounter such places as Pekin, LaGrange, Peru, and Joliet as a towboat works its way up the waterway that represents commerce and jobs, the challenge of living and working away from home, and following dreams.b/bbrThe book also introduces Chicago fishermen and wastewater engineers, a city bridge machinist and a marine police officer, who offer insights aboard a patrol boat on the Chicago River, inside a bascule bridge, and in a sailboat marina, revealing an engineering marvel upstream that creates an environmental nightmare downstream.b/bbrFrom Mud Creek to Peoria Lakes, a biologist, an ecologist, and a hydrologist consider the edge of the watershed Meredosia, Chandlerville, Henry, the Kankakee River and its tributaries and discuss the changing nature of the river, including new threats such as sedimentation, and the loss of habitat. Hunters, commercial fishermen, and bridge tenders share their stories that demonstrate resiliency in the face of great change.briA River Through Illinois/i represents a unique blend of portraits, landscapes, panoramic 360-degree photographs, and personal narratives that create a cast of characters, including the river itself, who give voice to the life of this important waterway. br/div/div
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Excellent book! November 27, 2008
Susan E. Piper (Vero Beach, FL USA)
Gary Marx paints a facinating picture of the history and geography of the Illinois River and peoples it with such interesting individuals and their stories! The gorgeous photographs of Daniel Overturf and the maps tie it all together. You do not have to live in Illinois to enjoy this book but it makes you want to live there! I recommend it highly.A River Through Illinois
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