Chicago’s Highways Old and New
$79.00
An interesting comparison of historic regional transportation routes to Chicago’s early modern road system.
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Description
A nice copy of Milo Quaife’s fascinating review of the transportation systems of early Chicago. Covering the period from incorporation to the arrival of the first railroads, the book explores how early Indian trails, buffalo traces, plank roads, stagecoaches, and more affected the growth and development of the Windy City.
Among numerous plates and views, three fold-out maps are included; The Highway System of Pioneer Chicago, Points of Chief Historical Interest Adjacent to Chicago, and Indian Trails and Villages of Chicago. The last two maps were included to illustrate the fascinating appendix – “A Guide to the Chief Points of Historical Interest Within a Day’s Journey of Chicago.”
Over fifty different locations throughout Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois are suggested, each accompanied by a few paragraphs detailing related historical information. Published in Chicago by D.F. Keller & Company in 1923.
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Publication Date: 1923
Author: Milo M. Quaife
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Condition: B+
Condition Description: 278 pp. bound in original brown cloth boards with gilt title. Old moisture damage to the front has resulted in some damp staining to end pages, a broken gutter/spine, and a slightly warped front cover. Includes 3 folding maps, all of which has been disbound and are in good condition.
$79.00
1 in stock