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Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West

by William Cronon

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ISBN13: 9780393308730
ISBN10: 0393308731
Condition: Standard
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Publisher Comments:

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.

Synopsis:

In this groundbreaking work, a Yale University professor of history gives an environmental perspective on the history of 19th-century America. "No one has written about Chicago with more power, clarity, and intelligence than Cronon. Indeed, no one has ever written a better book about a city".--Boston Globe. Photographs and maps.

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ISBN:
9780393308730
Subtitle:
Chicago and the Great West
Author:
Cronon, William
Compiled:
Cram 101
Author:
Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Author:
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, Textbook Revie
Author:
Cronon
Author:
Cronon, William
Author:
Cram 101
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Nature
Subject:
History
Subject:
United states
Subject:
United States - State & Local
Subject:
Chicago
Subject:
Chicago (Ill.)
Subject:
United States - 19th Century/Gilded Age
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Subject:
Book Notes
Subject:
Chicago (Ill.) Description and travel.
Subject:
Chicago (Ill.) Historical geography.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series:
Cram101 Textbook Outlines
Series Volume:
6977
Publication Date:
May 1992
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
592
Dimensions:
9.36x6.08x1.56 in. 1.82 lbs.

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