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- Blending travelogue, memoir, and environmental reportage, Walking Chicago's Coast takes readers on an urban journey.
- About the Author: Michael McColly's essays have appeared in The New York Times, the Boston Review, and The Sun magazine.
- 186 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology
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"A work of creative nonfiction chronicling a long-distance walk through the metropolis of Chicago, from the city's neighborhoods and corporate and tourist centers to the far reaches of Indiana's industrial cities and, finally, the Indiana Dunes National Park"-- Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
Blending travelogue, memoir, and environmental reportage, Walking Chicago's Coast takes readers on an urban journey. Michael McColly begins his walk at his far-North Side Chicago apartment and proceeds for two long days along the shore of Lake Michigan to the Indiana Dunes National Park. As he walks, McColly reflects on the layers of history, the constructed magnificence, and the troubling divides in this polyglot mecca of the Midwest.
From its descriptions of grand parks and architecture to packed sandy beaches to polluted neighborhoods called "sacrifice zones" along industrial waterways and rivers, Walking Chicago's Coast shows how such urban hiking lets one contemplate a city's grandeur and history, confront environmental and social realities, and trigger emotions and memories. Through Superfund sites, brownfields, scrapyards, and industrial ruins, McColly discovers the remarkable patterns of urban nature and the surprising beauty along his path.
About the Author
Michael McColly's essays have appeared in The New York Times, the Boston Review, and The Sun magazine. He is the author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning memoir The After-Death Room, chronicling his journey reporting on AIDS activism in Africa, Asia, and the United States.
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