Ebook: Nature's metropolis: Chicago and the Great West
Author: Cronon William
- Tags: Nature--Effect of human beings on--Illinois--Chicago--History--19th century, Nature--Effect of human beings on, Travel, Historical geography, History, Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century, Chicago (Ill.) -- Historical geography, Chicago (Ill.) -- Description and travel, Nature -- Effect of human beings on, Illinois -- Chicago
- Year: 1997
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- City: New York;Chicago (Ill.);Illinois;Chicago
- Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
- Language: English
- epub
"Magnificent... the best work of economic and business history I've ever read."—Paul KrugmanIn 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.
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