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Nature's metropolis : Chicago and the Great West by William Cronon, Cronon is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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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. 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. William Cronon. Maps On Lining Papers. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- William Cronon, Cronon
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393308730
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Travel
- Rating
- 4.19 / 5 (2,108 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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