Description
In this landmark work of environmental and economic history, William Cronon traces how nineteenth-century Chicago became the engine of a vast regional network linking the city to the American West. Through a sweeping analysis of trade, transportation, and land use, he shows that the Great West was not simply “conquered” by cities, but continually shaped in return—ecologically and economically—by the demands of urban life. Cronon’s narrative reveals how forests, waterways, and wildlife were transformed by markets, while communities across the Midwest and beyond were remade by the flows of goods and labor. Blending rigorous scholarship with a vivid sense of place, the book argues for a reciprocal understanding of nature and society, where urban and rural histories are inseparable.
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paperback
W. W. Norton & Company
Published Jan 1, 1992
556 pages
ISBN: 9780393308730
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First Published
1991
Language
eng
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