Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction. State Power and the Rise of Chicago 1
4. Chapter 1. Making a River Run Through It 9
5. Chapter 2. The Legal Construction of Free Marketplaces 43
6. Chapter 3. The Creative Destruction of the Chicago River Harbor 83
7. Chapter 4. Beauty and the Crisis of Commercial Civilization 117
8. Chapter 5. A Public Pier for Pleasure and Profit 146
9. Epilogue. A Waterscape for the New Millennium 175
10. Notes 187
11. Index 223
12. Acknowledgments 233