The Natural Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West

Introduction This book is the environmental history, relationship history, and business history of Chicago and the Great West in the 19th century. The author adopts a writing method that intersects the city and the frontier from a new perspective. He studies the relationship between Chicago and the entire western region from 1848 to 1893, traces the passage between the urban market and the natural system that supplies the urban market, and systematically records historical changes.