Nature's Metropolis
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Nature's Metropolis
| Full title | Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West |
|---|---|
| Author | William Cronon |
| Published | 1991 |
| Pages | 530 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Chicago and its hinterland as one system — grain elevators, futures contracts, lumber and meatpacking turning the Great West into commodities and the commodities into a city. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — named in the thread answering “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- City Building
- Chicago
- Frontier
What links here
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