{"product_id":"the-plan-of-chicago-daniel-burnham-and-the-remaking-of-the-american-city-9780226764726","title":"The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City","description":"\u003cp\u003eArguably the most influential document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnham's 1909 \u003ci\u003ePlan of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, proposed many of the city's most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. Carl Smith's fascinating history reveals the \u003ci\u003ePlan\u003c\/i\u003e's central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmith's concise and accessible narrative begins with a survey of Chicago's stunning rise from a tiny frontier settlement to the nation's second-largest city. He then offers an illuminating exploration of the \u003ci\u003ePlan\u003c\/i\u003e's creation and reveals how it embodies the renowned architect's belief that cities can and must be remade for the better. The \u003ci\u003ePlan \u003c\/i\u003edefined the City Beautiful movement and was the first comprehensive attempt to reimagine a major American city. Smith points out the ways the \u003ci\u003ePlan\u003c\/i\u003e continues to influence debates, even a century after its publication, about how to create a vibrant and habitable urban environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly illustrated and incisively written, his insightful book will be indispensable to our understanding of Chicago, Daniel Burnham, and the emergence of the modern city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1655865\"\u003eCarl Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.52w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226764726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226764729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036090\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL002000\"\u003ePublic Policy | City Planning \u0026amp; Urban Development\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the Franklyn Bliss Snyder Professor of English and American Studies and professor of history at Northwestern University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e and the American Literary Imagination, 1880-1920\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUrban Disorder and the Shape of Belief\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42670159167725,"sku":"9780226764726","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e5ff59d2-f118-424f-8543-2512eb375c29.jpg?v=1649489177","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-plan-of-chicago-daniel-burnham-and-the-remaking-of-the-american-city-9780226764726","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}