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Nature's metropolis, Chicago and the Great West, William Cronon

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Nature's metropolis, Chicago and the Great West, William Cronon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-503) and index

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platesmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nature's metropolis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

26609682

Responsibility statement

William Cronon

Sub title

Chicago and the Great West

Summary

"In this groundbreaking work, William Cronon gives us an environmental perspective on the history of nineteenth-century America. By exploring the ecological and economic changes that made Chicago America's most dynamic city and the Great West its hinterland, Mr. Cronon opens a new window onto our national past. This is the story of city and country becoming ever more tightly bound in a system so powerful that it reshaped the American landscape and transformed American culture. The world that emerged is our own" --Cover, p. 4

Table Of Contents

1. Dreaming the metropolis -- 2. Rails and water -- 3. Pricing the future: grain -- 4. The wealth of nature: lumber -- 5. Annihilating space: meat -- 6. Gateway city -- 7. The busy hive -- 8. White city pilgrimage

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Chicago and the Great West

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