Milwaukee : a city built on water /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gurda, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, WI : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2018.
Edición:E-book edition.
Temas:
Waterfronts > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > History.
Waterways > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > History.
Water and civilization.
Fronts de mer > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > Histoire.
Voies navigables > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > Histoire.
Eau et civilisation.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
Ecology.
Travel.
Waterfronts.
Waterways.
Milwaukee (Wis.) > History, Naval.
Milwaukee (Wis.) > Description and travel.
Milwaukee (Wis.) > Environmental conditions.
Wisconsin > Milwaukee.
History.
Naval history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780870208669
0870208667

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