King of the Gold Coast:: Cap'n Streeter, the Millionaires and the Story of Lake Shore Drive by Wayne Klatt

King of the Gold Coast:: Cap'n Streeter, the Millionaires and the Story of Lake Shore Drive

Wayne Klatt

160 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction historical history challenging tense slow-paced
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Chicago's breathtaking Lake Shore Drive, with its beaches and luxury homes, has its origin in a neglected marsh and a clandestine land development. Meet the uncrowned king of the disputed shore, George Wellington Streeter, the outlandish swindler,...

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