A History of the Chicago Portage: The Crossroads That Made Chicago and Helped Make America

by Benjamin Sells

Seven muddy miles transformed a region and a nation

This fascinating account explores the significance of the Chicago Portage, one of the most important--and neglected--sites in early US history. A seven-mile-long strip of marsh connecting the Chicago and Des Plaines Rivers, the portage was inhabited by the earliest indigenous people in the Midwest and served as a major trade route for Native American tribes. A link between the Mississippi...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810143909
• ISBN13: 9780810143906
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"