Chicago maritime : an illustrated history - Young, David, 1940 September 22- (DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, 2001)
Pt. I. From Canoes to Schooners. Ch. 1. The Canoe Routes. Ch. 2. The Riverboat Era. Ch. 3. The Age of Canals. Ch. 4. Chicago's Rivals. Ch. 5. From Portage to Port. Ch. 6. Schooners and the Reign of Sail -- Pt. II. Life and Death on the Waters. Ch. 7. Traveling by Water. Ch. 8. Disasters. Ch. 9. Pirates. Ch. 10. Steam and Steel. Ch. 11. Sails or Rails? -- Pt. III. The Twentieth Century. Ch. 12. The San, Cal-Sag, and Hennepin. Ch. 13. The River Renaissance. Ch. 14. Decline of the Great Lakes. Ch. 15. Chicago's Lost Opportunities.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-238) and index.
Keywords: Harbors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History; Harbors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Pictorial works