Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West

Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 590
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ISBN-10 : 9780393308730
ISBN-13 : 0393308731
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Book Synopsis Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West by : William Cronon

Download or read book Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West written by William Cronon and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1992-05-05 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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