| West by Southwest to Stickney: Draining the Central Area of Chicago and Exorcising Clout Contributor(s): Lanyon, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1893121658 ISBN-13: 9781893121652 Publisher: Lake Claremont Press: A Chicago Joint OUR PRICE: $18.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General - Technology & Engineering | History - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 977.311 |
| LCCN: 2017964346 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 422 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
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| Publisher Description: This is the story of draining the South and West Sides of Chicago, and western suburbs; of eliminating the stagnant, encrusted cesspool that was Bubbly Creek; and of clearing the politics of out of the District to deliver taxpayers efficient, professional, and reliable service. West by Southwest to Stickney is the third in a four-book series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lanyon, Richard: - Richard "Dick" Lanyon has had a life-long association with the waterways in and around Chicago. He grew up along the North Branch, attended the University of Illinois Navy Pier campus, worked as a beginning engineer on the Lake Diversion legal controversy, and capped his working life with a 48-year run with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Lanyon retired as executive director of the MWRD in 2010, a position he held for 4.5 years. As Executive Director, Dick directed the day-to-day operations of the MWRD, which included 2,100 employees serving five million people in Cook County and the industrial equivalent of another four million people. His first book,"Building the Canal to Save Chicago" (2012), received the 2013 Abel Wolman Award from the Chicago Metro Chapter of the American Public Works Association Chicago Metro Chapter for best new book in public works history. His second book, "Draining Chicago" (2016) won two awards for regional nonfiction. |