Jim Bowman

Beyond Burnham

Edition: Second Printing

Abstract: This lushly illustrated book -- Beyond Burnham: An Illustrated History of Planning for the Chicago Region -- provides a fascinating account of a century of visionary planning for metropolitan Chicago. From Daniel H. Burnham and Edward H. Bennett's famed 1909 Plan of Chicago to the push for superhighways and airports to battles over urban sprawl, the book showcases an illustrated portrait of the big personalities and "big plans" they espoused. *

Language: English.

Notes: * Taken from the back of the book.

ISSN/ISBN: 9780982315613

Website:

lakeforest.edu/lfcpress

Catalog Number: Book, Schwieterman, Joseph P.

Good Medicine: The First 150 Years of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

Edition: First Edition

Abstract: This is a story of medicine as it moved from the pioneer care-giving era of the early 1800s to the sophisticated health settings of today. It is the story of the many colorful, caring physicians whose vision helped spawn new ways to educate caregivers and new methods to heal the sick...and of the generations of dedicated health professionals and civic leaders who, over the past 150 year, shaped one of the nation's leading academic health centers. It is the story of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center.

Language: English

Notes: The abstract is an excerpt taken from the back summary of the original edition.

ISSN/ISBN: 1556520166

Catalog Number: Book Bowman, Jim