"No one has ever written a better book about a city. . . . No one has written about Chicago with more power, clarity and intelligence than Cronon."Kenneth T. Jackson, Boston Globe
"This book is the story of Chicago's progress in the 19th century, the rough seduction of the hinterland, and how at its zenith the city ruled the commercial life of a vast inland region more completely and ruthlessly and profitably than any czar ruled Russia. . . . A marvelous book."Ward Just, Chicago Tribune
"Thoroughly original. . . . Likely to become a small classic. . . . Illuminating. . . . Brilliant."Donald L. Miller, New York Times Book Review
"An intoxicating piece of scholarship and enterprise. . . . It is really a work of biography: a look at the life of Chicago."David Shribman, Wall Street Journal
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"No one has ever written a better book about a city. . . . No one has written about Chicago with more power, clarity and intelligence than Cronon."Kenneth T. Jackson, Boston Globe
"This book is the story of Chicago's progress in the 19th century, the rough seduction of the hinterland, and how at its zenith the city ruled the commercial life of a vast inland region more completely and ruthlessly and profitably than any czar ruled Russia. . . . A marvelous book."Ward Just, Chicago Tribune
"Thoroughly original. . . . Likely to become a small classic. . . . Illuminating. . . . Brilliant."Donald L. Miller, New York Times Book Review
"An intoxicating piece of scholarship and enterprise. . . . It is really a work of biography: a look at the life of Chicago."David Shribman, Wall Street Journal
Imprint | W W Norton & Co Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | August 1992 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | May 1992 |
Authors | William Cronon |
Dimensions | 234 x 157 x 41mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 592 |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-30873-0 |
Barcode | 9780393308730 |
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LSN | 0-393-30873-1 |