Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West Tapa dura - 1991

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1991. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavo; xxiii, 530 pages, clothbacked boards; discrete bookplate. "This is an intoxicating piece of scholarship and enterprise. It is part geography, part economics, part political science, part animal husbandry, but it is really a work of biography -a look at the life of Chicago. At the heart of it is the argument that 'no city played a more important role in shaping the landscape and economy of the mid-continent during the second half of the 19th century' - David Shrieman. It was awarded the 1992 Bancroft Prize for the best work of American history. Prof. Cronon became President of the American Historical Association for 2011-2012. In 2011 he became a thorn in the side of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker for opposing Walker's efforts to dismantle workers' unions. [ CHICAGO BY THE BOOK 101 Publications That Shaped The City and Its Image, 95 ].

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1991. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 0000-00-00. 1. hardcover. Used: Good.

W. W. Norton, New York, 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xxiv + 530pp. Binding firm. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges foxed and browned. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Genealogy & Local History; United States; 19th century; Environment & Ecology. ISBN: 0393029212. ISBN/EAN: 9780393029215. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 47838. . 9780393029215 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1991-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

NEW YORK NY: NORTON(W.W.) & CO INC. FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. PUB 1991. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. WINNER OF THE 1992 BANCROFT PRIZE, THE 1993 GEORGE PERKINS MARSH PRIZE, AND FINALIST FOR THE 1992 PULITZER PRIZE (HISTORY) . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. "Nature's Metropolis" is economics, history, life, business, and national destiny, so brilliantly mingled and united that it is hard t tell what is economics and what is life, where business stops and ecology or national destiny takes over. That is, of course, the way things are; but it takes a master historian-writer to create a tableau so vividly alive, so marvelously interesting" (Robert L. Heilbroner) .