Milwaukee : a city built on water /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Gurda, John, author.
Edition:	E-book edition.
Imprint:	Madison, WI : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2018.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Waterfronts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- History. Waterways -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- History. Water and civilization. Ecology. Travel. Water and civilization. Waterfronts. Waterways. Milwaukee (Wis.) -- History, Naval. Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Description and travel. Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Environmental conditions. Wisconsin -- Milwaukee. History. Naval history.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12541341

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ISBN:	9780870208669 0870208667 9780870208652
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Summary:	"Water has been so critical to Milwaukee's development that imagining the community without it is virtually impossible. Milwaukee was literally built on water -- along the shores of Lake Michigan and its three main rivers, the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic, and on top of countless tons of landfill that raised the entire city out of the wetlands in the 1850s. Water was also the driving force behind many elements of Milwaukee's evolution, for transportation, industry, recreation, sanitation, or simply as the backdrop for daily life."--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Gurda, John, author. Milwaukee Madison, WI : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, [2018] 9780870208652

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