Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West by William Cronon

Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West

William Cronon

592 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction history nature challenging informative slow-paced
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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 h...

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