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City in a Garden by Robert Bachrach & Judith Bromley & James Iska
A Photographic History of Chicago's Parks
Provides an illustrated, documentary chronicle of Chicago's parks. Thirty-one of the city's finest spaces are profiled in the book, using photographs alongside detailed vignettes and captions to trace their development. The book places an emphasis on narrative history of the parks.Most people, specialists or not, typically think of New York City or Boston when considering the early development of parks and open spaces in American cities. Despite the size and importance of the Chicago park system, its history is less well known - even to many of those Chicagoans who regularly enjoy its facilities. "The City in a Garden", developed in association with the Chicago Park District itself, changes that: its 184 large-format pages, packed with 140 images and a closely integrated text, provide the first official documentary chronicles of Chicago's parks. Thirty-one of the city's finest spaces are profiled, using photographs - both contemporary and historical - along with detailed vignettes and captions to trace their development. The visual treat of the book's fine-art duotones combines with its emphasis on narrative history to create a rich and magnificent exploration of a city's most beautiful sites. |
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| Author(s) : Judith Bromley | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 1930066023 | ISBN-13 : 9781930066021 |
| RRP : £19.00 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Illinois
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 08/10/2001
Publisher : The University of Chicago Press
Page Length : 180mm
Page Size : 205mm