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Subject(s)

• Leisure—Illinois—Chicago—History [Browse]
• Nature—Social aspects—Illinois—Chicago—History [Browse]
• Parks—Social aspects—Illinois—Chicago—History [Browse]
• Outdoor recreation—Illinois—Chicago—History [Browse]
• Working class—Illinois—Chicago—History [Browse]
• Immigrants—Illinois—Chicago—History [Browse]
• Urban ecology (Sociology)—Illinois—Chicago—History [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• History [Browse]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Introduction: the Lithuanian worker and the Lake Michigan dunes
• Where Chicagoans found nature: an expedition with Leonard Dubkin, "Urban Ranger"
• Immigrants in "nature's nation"
• Turf: working-class ethnic youth culture and green space
• "The Negro speaks of rivers": African Americans and nature
• The nature of May Day: green space and working-class Chicago
• Conclusion: what we can learn from Chicago's cultures of nature.

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ISBN

• 9781469619958 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
• 1469619954 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

2014034901

OCLC

893452590

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