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100 1 $aBachrach, Julia Sniderman,$d1960-
245 14 $aThe city in a garden :$ba history of Chicago's parks /$cJulia S. Bachrach ; with a foreword by Bill Kurtis.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aChicago :$bCenter for American Places at Columbia College;$aChicago :$bDistributed by the University of Chicago Press,$c2012.
300 $ax, 196 p. :$bill., maps ;$c20 x 23 cm.
504 $aIncludes index.
520 $aEarly Chicago park advocates dared to dream that vast stretches of swampy wasteland could be transformed into magnificent parks rivaling any in the world. Bachrach's tale is filled with heroes and scoundrels, idealism, Chicago-style politics, and the sad decline caused by years of neglect-- but with a hopeful twist of restoration in recent years.
505 0 $aA history of Chicago's parks -- Park profiles -- Notes -- Glossary of notable figures.
650 0 $aParks$zIllinois$zChicago$xHistory.
651 0 $aChicago (Ill.)$xHistory.
650 0 $aPhotography, Artistic.
650 0 $aParks$zIllinois$zChicago$xHistory$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aChicago (Ill.)$xHistory$vPictorial works.
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988 $a20111212
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