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- ISBN
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
ISBN-10
0809327635
ISBN-13
9780809327638
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57078702
Product Key Features
Book Title
River Through Illinois
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
United States / MidWest / East North Central (Il, in, Mi, Oh, Wi), Earth Sciences / Geography, General, Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Rural
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Transportation, Social Science, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
54.5 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
12.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-037114
Reviews
" "A River Through Illinois" is a wonderful interlacing of historical documentation and good old storytelling. This book imparts a heartfelt sense of place and life of the Illinois River." -- Bonnie Speed, director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, This long voyage of Daniel Overturf and Gary Marks is a testimony of their love of the river and the life around it. I highly recommend that you take this journey with them."— Photographer Mary Ellen Marks A River Through Illinois is a wonderful, valuable, historical record of the area and its people." —Photographer Arnold Newman, "Gary Marx tells this story with words that paint memorable pictures and Daniel Overturf with photos that speak with eloquence. . . . They remind us that this river does not just run through our state. It runs through our souls."--Dick Durbin, United States Senator from Illinois, Gary Marx tells this story with words that paint memorable pictures and Daniel Overturf with photos that speak with eloquence. . . . They remind us that this river does not just run through our state. It runs through our souls."— Dick Durbin, United States Senator from Illinois, ""A River Through Illinois" is a wonderful interlacing of historical documentation and good old storytelling. This book imparts a heartfelt sense of place and life of the Illinois River."--Bonnie Speed, director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, " A River Through Illinois is a wonderful interlacing of historical documentation and good old storytelling. This book imparts a heartfelt sense of place and life of the Illinois River."- Bonnie Speed , director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, " A River Through Illinois is a wonderful interlacing of historical documentation and good old storytelling. This book imparts a heartfelt sense of place and life of the Illinois River."-- Bonnie Speed , director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, "This long voyage of Daniel Overturf and Gary Marks is a testimony of their love of the river and the life around it. I highly recommend that you take this journey with them."-Photographer Mary Ellen Marks "A River Through Illinoisis a wonderful, valuable, historical record of the area and its people."-Photographer Arnold Newman, "A River Through Illinoisis a wonderful interlacing of historical documentation and good old storytelling. This book imparts a heartfelt sense of place and life of the Illinois River."-Bonnie Speed, director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, "Gary Marx tells this story with words that paint memorable pictures and Daniel Overturf with photos that speak with eloquence. . . . They remind us that this river does not just run through our state. It runs through our souls."-- Dick Durbin, United States Senator from Illinois, 0;This long voyage of Daniel Overturf and Gary Marks is a testimony of their love of the river and the life around it. I highly recommend that you take this journey with them.1;2; Photographer Mary Ellen Marks 0; "A River Through Illinois" is a wonderful, valuable, historical record of the area and its people.1; 2;Photographer Arnold Newman, "Gary Marx tells this story with words that paint memorable pictures and Daniel Overturf with photos that speak with eloquence. . . . They remind us that this river does not just run through our state. It runs through our souls."-Dick Durbin, United States Senator from Illinois, "This long voyage of Daniel Overturf and Gary Marks is a testimony of their love of the river and the life around it. I highly recommend that you take this journey with them."- Photographer Mary Ellen Marks " A River Through Illinois is a wonderful, valuable, historical record of the area and its people." -Photographer Arnold Newman, " A River Through Illinois is a wonderful interlacing of historical documentation and good old storytelling.& This book imparts a heartfelt sense of place and life of the Illinois River. " -- Bonnie Speed, director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, "This long voyage of Daniel Overturf and Gary Marks is a testimony of their love of the river and the life around it. I highly recommend that you take this journey with them."--Photographer Mary Ellen Marks ""A River Through Illinois" is a wonderful, valuable, historical record of the area and its people." --Photographer Arnold Newman, A River Through Illinois is a wonderful interlacing of historical documentation and good old storytelling. This book imparts a heartfelt sense of place and life of the Illinois River."— Bonnie Speed , director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, "Gary Marx tells this story with words that paint memorable pictures and Daniel Overturf with photos that speak with eloquence. . . . They remind us that this river does not just run through our state. It runs through our souls."- Dick Durbin, United States Senator from Illinois, "A River Through Illinoisis a wonderful interlacing of historical documentation and good old storytelling. This book imparts a heartfelt sense of place and life of the Illinois River."--Bonnie Speed, director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, 0;Gary Marx tells this story with words that paint memorable pictures and Daniel Overturf with photos that speak with eloquence. . . . They remind us that this river does not just run through our state. It runs through our souls.1;2; Dick Durbin, United States Senator from Illinois, "This long voyage of Daniel Overturf and Gary Marks is a testimony of their love of the river and the life around it. I highly recommend that you take this journey with them."-- Photographer Mary Ellen Marks " A River Through Illinois is a wonderful, valuable, historical record of the area and its people." --Photographer Arnold Newman, 0; "A River Through Illinois" is a wonderful interlacing of historical documentation and good old storytelling. This book imparts a heartfelt sense of place and life of the Illinois River.1;2; Bonnie Speed, director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Decimal
977.3/5
Synopsis
Takes readers down the 330-mile Illinois Waterway, from the urban landscape of Chicago to the state's rural areas. This book discusses the changing nature of the river, including threats such as sedimentation, and the loss of habitat. It represents a blend of portraits, landscapes, 360-degree photographs, and personal narratives., "A River Through Illinois," 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'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's hut, in the wheelhouse of a towboat pushing twenty thousand tons. The story of the river is told by the people who live along the waterway'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. Traveling 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. Readers 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. The 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. From 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. "A River Through Illinois" 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., A River Through Illinois , 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'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's hut, in the wheelhouse of a towboat pushing twenty thousand tons. The story of the river is told by the people who live along the waterway'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. Traveling 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. Readers 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. The 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. From 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. A River Through Illinois 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.
LC Classification Number
F547.I2O94 2007
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