Author: Everett Guy Ballard
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Category : Riparian rights
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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Author: Everett Guy Ballard
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ISBN: 9781436646529
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Languages : en
Pages : 316

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author: E. G. BALLARD
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ISBN: 9781033330340
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: E. G. Ballard
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ISBN: 9780795040139
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Languages : en
Pages : 295

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Author: E. G. Ballard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781331838661
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Excerpt from Captain Streeter Pioneer In this volume I have sought to give to the youth of the land, and the coming generations as well, a true, connected, and comprehensive picture of pioneer life and all of its old-time customs, which are fast passing from the memory of man. In this sense I hope that I have contributed something of historical and permanent value. I know of no grander or no more typical specimen of the real pioneer than Captain George Wellington Streeter, whose characteristics and life history I have endeavored to relate, and I know of no more formidable adversary to the Dollar Hogs of America, with whom he has grappled and battled at short range for more than a quarter of a century. I have also sought to bring to light in this book illustrations of the indisputable fact that to accomplish their ends they will violate every law on the statute books, without a single exception. They are conscienceless and inexorable outlaws whose only love is for dollars and luxuries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Wayne Klatt
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614231796
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 135

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Chicago's breathtaking Lake Shore Drive, with its beaches and luxury homes, has its origin in a neglected marsh and a clandestine land development. Meet the uncrowned king of the disputed shore, George Wellington Streeter, the outlandish swindler, unlikely hero and self-proclaimed founder of the Gold Coast who tried to secede from the state of Illinois. Opposing him was the quiet vision of Potter Palmer and the full weight of his investment syndicate. With this keen piece of investigative history, Wayne Klatt uncovers the secrets that both sides of the conflict managed to keep in spite of lawsuits, state inquiries, a presidential forgery and two murder trials.

Author: Richard Connelly Miller
Publisher: DFI Books, Dada Foundation Imprints
ISBN: 9780965842365
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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This book follows the trail of Captain George Wellington Streeter and his controversial struggle to claim his homemade island as the District of Lake Michigan. Today, the island is part of Chicago's Gold Coast.

Author: John N. Low
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628952466
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303

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The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians has been a part of Chicago since its founding. In very public expressions of indigeneity, they have refused to hide in plain sight or assimilate. Instead, throughout the city’s history, the Pokagon Potawatomi Indians have openly and aggressively expressed their refusal to be marginalized or forgotten—and in doing so, they have contributed to the fabric and history of the city. Imprints: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago examines the ways some Pokagon Potawatomi tribal members have maintained a distinct Native identity, their rejection of assimilation into the mainstream, and their desire for inclusion in the larger contemporary society without forfeiting their “Indianness.” Mindful that contact is never a one-way street, Low also examines the ways in which experiences in Chicago have influenced the Pokagon Potawatomi. Imprints continues the recent scholarship on the urban Indian experience before as well as after World War II.

Author: Joseph D. Kearney
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501754661
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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How did Chicago, a city known for commerce, come to have such a splendid public waterfront—its most treasured asset? Lakefront reveals a story of social, political, and legal conflict in which private and public rights have clashed repeatedly over time, only to produce, as a kind of miracle, a generally happy ending. Joseph D. Kearney and Thomas W. Merrill study the lakefront's evolution from the middle of the nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Their findings have significance for understanding not only Chicago's history but also the law's part in determining the future of significant urban resources such as waterfronts. The Chicago lakefront is where the American public trust doctrine, holding certain public resources off limits to private development, was born. This book describes the circumstances that gave rise to the doctrine and its fluctuating importance over time, and reveals how it was resurrected in the later twentieth century to become the primary principle for mediating clashes between public and private lakefront rights. Lakefront compares the effectiveness of the public trust idea to other property doctrines, and assesses the role of the law as compared with more institutional developments, such as the emergence of sanitary commissions and park districts, in securing the protection of the lakefront for public uses. By charting its history, Kearney and Merrill demonstrate that the lakefront's current status is in part a product of individuals and events unique to Chicago. But technological changes, and a transformation in social values in favor of recreational and preservationist uses, also have been critical. Throughout, the law, while also in a state of continual change, has played at least a supporting role.

Author: Adam Selzer
Publisher: Museyon Inc
ISBN: 0984633480
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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Discover the fascinating history of Chicago—home to Barack Obama, Al Capone, the Chicago Cubs, politicians, mobsters, and more—told through 24 dramatic true stories. Known as an expert on Chicago's folklore and crime stories, Adam Selzer takes readers through Chicago's history from the 1800s to the present with tales of the politicians, eccentrics, and the famous and infamous who shaped the city. Essays explore historic events from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 to the beginnings of the film era (Chicago was home to film long before Hollywood) and the historical contributions to the birth of rock 'n' roll. Also included are guided walking tours around many of the sites mentioned, illustrated with color photographs and maps.