Teal green boards with black writing on front board and spine, with very light rubbing on bottom edge. Text block is clean and binding is tight. The book gives both a historical and pictorial view of the building of the canal system between Illinois and Michigan. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pp.

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Title: Prairie Passage
Publisher: University of Illinois Press, Chicago, IL
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0252024117
ISBN 13: 9780252024115
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Fine

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Completed in 1848, the Illinois & Michigan Canal stretched from Lake Michigan at Chicago's Navy Pier to the Illinois River at LaSalle-Peru. PRAIRIE PASSAGE commemorates the canal's 150th anniversary with 250 stunning photographs, many by the renowned Edward Ranney, and Preface by BLUE HIGHWAYS author William Least Heat-Moon. Tony Hiss's introductory text recounts the saga of the once mighty waterway. 250 photos.

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