Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
From the rear cover
In this entertaining history, illustrated with 75 photographs and 32 color plates, Douglas Bukowski traces the origins and construction of Navy Pier and describes its "golden era" to 1940, its role in the World War II home front, its college campus years, and its rediscovery and redevelopment for recreational use from the 1970s to the present. This is the official history, authorized by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority of Chicago.
Details
- Title Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark
- Author Douglas Bukowski
- Binding Paperback
- Edition No Additional Li
- Pages 96
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ivan R. Dee Publisher, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-06-01
- ISBN 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.4 in (27.43 x 20.57 x 1.02 cm)
-
Themes
- Cultural Region: Midwest
- Cultural Region: Upper Midwest
- Geographic Orientation: Illinois
- Locality: Chicago, Illinois
- Library of Congress subjects Chicago (Ill.) - Buildings, structures, etc, Navy Pier (Chicago, Ill.) - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96007710
- Dewey Decimal Code 725.804
More Copies for Sale
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark
by Douglas Bukowski
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - 2004/Bargains
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Holland, Michigan, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 1.37SGD 6.78 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Metropolitian Pier and Exposition Authority, January 1996. Trade Paperback . 2004/Bargains/Acceptable. Between the Covers Bookshop sells gently used books at 30-95% off retail price.
Item Price
SGD 1.37
SGD 6.78
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark
by Douglas Bukowski
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - 2004/Bargains
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Holland, Michigan, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 4.39SGD 6.78 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Metropolitian Pier and Exposition Authority, January 1996. Trade Paperback . 2004/Bargains/Very Good. Between the Covers Bookshop sells gently used books at 30-95% off retail price.
Item Price
SGD 4.39
SGD 6.78
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Navy Pier : A Chicago Landmark
by Bukowski, Douglas
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 6.85FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Dee Publisher, Ivan R. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
SGD 6.85
FREE shipping to USA
Navy Pier : A Chicago Landmark
by Douglas Bukowski
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 9.90FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Dee Publisher, Ivan R., 1996. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
SGD 9.90
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark
by Douglas Bukowski
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 10.22FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Metropolitian Pier and Exposition Authority, 1996-01-01. Paperback. Good.
Item Price
SGD 10.22
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark
by Douglas Bukowski
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Frederick, Maryland, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 12.13SGD 5.47 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Metropolitian Pier and Exposition Authority. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.
Item Price
SGD 12.13
SGD 5.47
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark
by Bukowski, Douglas
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- Item Price
-
SGD 12.21SGD 6.85 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Ivan R Dee, 1996. Minor edgewear otherwise a lovely clean fresh copy. From the publisher:"Since 1673 when Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet portaged through the territory that is now Chicago, water transportation has been vital to the city's growth. In the early twentieth century, when Daniel Burnham put together his master plan for the design of Chicagoa plan intended to create a sense of civic virtuehe envisioned a grand municipal pier for public recreation near the central city. Later modified for multiple uses by the Chicago-Harbor Commission, Navy Pier opened in 1916. This glorious extension into Lake Michigan was a feat of engineering not unlike the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, and prompted a similar fascination. In this entertaining history, abundantly illustrated with 75 photographs and 32 color plates, Douglas Bukowski traces the origins and construction of Navy Pier, its golden era to 1940, its uses in the World War II home…
Read More Item Price
SGD 12.21
SGD 6.85
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark
by Bukowski, Douglas
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Like New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 750
- Seller
-
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 13.27SGD 5.47 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Metropolitian Pier and Exposition Authority, 1996-01-01. Paperback. Like New.
Item Price
SGD 13.27
SGD 5.47
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark
by Bukowski, Douglas
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Kingwood, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 15.69FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Metropolitian Pier and Exposition Authority, 1996-01-01. Paperback. New. 137x3x178.
Item Price
SGD 15.69
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark
by Douglas Bukowski
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used:Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781566631150 / 1566631157
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 21.32FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Metropolitian Pier and Exposition Authority, 1996-01-01. Paperback. Used:Good.
Item Price
SGD 21.32
FREE shipping to USA