The future city on the inland sea a history of imaginative geographies of Lake Superior

The future city on the inland sea : a history of imaginative geographies of Lake Superior / Eric D. Olmanson.

Author/creator	Olmanson, Eric D.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Athens : Ohio University Press,
Description	xv, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Landscapes--Superior, Lake --History. Frontier and pioneer life--Superior, Lake. Land settlement--Superior, Lake --History. Regional planning--Superior, Lake --History. City planning--Superior, Lake --History. Superior, Lake--History, Local. Wisconsin--History, Local. Superior, Lake--Geography. Superior, Lake--Description and travel. Chequamegon Bay (Wis.)--History.

Contents	Prologue: Lake Superior as the "Evil One's empire" -- Introduction: Imaginative geographies -- Reconnaissance -- Through the poets' eyes -- Ordering the landscape -- Cities in the wilderness -- The frontier, the future city, and the Wild West -- Northern exposures -- Epilogue: Pageantry, memory, and place.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-263) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2006026806
ISBN	082141707X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780821417072 (cloth : alk. paper)

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