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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 and index

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mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nature's metropolis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

21971815

Responsibility statement

William Cronon

Sub title

Chicago and the Great West

Summary

Argues that the American frontier and city developed together by focusing on Chicago and tracing its roots from Native American habitation to its transformation by white settlement and development

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Cloud over Chicago -- Part I: To be the central city. Dreaming the Metropolis ; Rails and water -- Part II: Nature to market. Pricing the future: Grain ; The wealth of nature: Lumber ; Annihilating space: Meat -- Part III: The geography of capital. Gateway city ; The busy hive ; White City pilgrimage -- Epilogue: Where we were driving -- Appendix: Methodological note on the bankruptcy maps

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