Libby Hill
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Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Hill lives in Evanston. Biography: Libby Hill grew up in the suburbs of Baltimore. She has a master's in geography and environmental studies from Northeastern Illinois University and received her graduate degree in library science from Rosary College (now Dominican University). Hill has been both a school librarian and a college instructor. She also volunteers throughout Evanston on environmental projects.
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Libby Hill on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=libby+hill
Selected Titles
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The Chicago River : ISBN: 189312102X OCLC: 44922461 Lake Claremont Press, Chicago : 2000. Offers a history of the Chicago River, covering the geology and physical geography of the river's drainage basin and the engineering measures taken since 1871 to alter its flow and direction. |
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The Chicago River : ISBN: 9780809337071 OCLC: 1032289896 A social and ecological account of the Chicago River, beginning with its geological foundations and extending to the present, the book tells how a sluggish waterway emptying into Lake Michigan became central to the creation of Chicago as a major transportation hub. Originally published by Lake Claremont Press in 2000 and reprinted by SIU Press in 2016, this revised edition updates the story.--Provided by publisher. |