Nature's metropolis
Subtitle: Chicago and the Great West
By: William Cronon.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 530
Subjects: Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Chicago (Ill.) -- Description and travel; Chicago (Ill.) -- Historical geography
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.