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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely of of my fave books from planning school.  This is the most helpful book I've read for understanding the process and causes of urbanization in the industrialized world.  Cronin's key contribution is to remind us that city and country are part and parcel, and that industrialization and urb...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67313986">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A phenomenally well-written book, using ecology and economics to frame the rise of Chicago in the nineteenth century.  The city's sweep (as well as the book's) is staggering.  I finished it in about a week and would definitely assign it in any American history class.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book absolutely rules.  I never before understood how closely connected cities were to the resource hinterlands that surrounded them.  A great review of grain, meat, and timber industries in Chicago, as well as how the city dominated the railroad system for many years.  Explains the decline of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33901041">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The knock on this book, and Cronon in general, has always been that there are no people in his version of history.  And it's true.  Is it a lethal omission, or even a major drawback?  Not really.  The story of Chicago is, in an absolute sense, the story of its boosters, the charlatans, investors, an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29150785">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I think that this is the best book I have ever read that focuses on the significance of local/regional history.  I recommend it often. It's a terrific read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[After moving to Chicago, I wanted to learn more about this city I grew up visiting every so often. Devil in the White City is a great book, but doesn't explain Chicago's history in great detail. Nature's Metropolis (so far) offers a deep explanation of how Chicago came to be...the I&amp;M Canal, the rai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32126293">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I think similar themes are told better in &quot;Empire of Wealth.&quot; The chapters on wheat...grain elevators...got stale pretty quickly. I also got tired of reading about the author's coming-to-terms with Chicago as someone having grown up in Wisconsin. Too biased with emotion to be academic and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11438628">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great history of the founding of Chicago and how cities and their money can affect not just the nearby hinterlands, but entire continent.  It really gives you a great understanding of how money, railroads, corporations, and politicians drive development more than what is best or even easiest in th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/565480">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I think my opinion on this book is swayed by his powerful writing style, especially in the first few chapters. But while writing is certainly not the only criteria for an academic book, his is good in best possible way - the structure of his sentences and the clarity of his examples adds to his anal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34039726">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was assigned this book in college, along with &quot;Changes in the Land.&quot; I became interested in it after reading &quot;Omnivore's Dilemma&quot; (it's referred to several times)and reading The Lorax. I hate to break it to WFM and Fox News, this whole &quot;green&quot; thing maybe trendy, but ...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Everything you'd ever want to know about the environmental history of the Midwest in the 19th Century and how it all (essentially) revolved around Chicago. If you care at all about Westward expansion in American, you must read this book. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Lengthy, but brilliant. I'm a BIG fan of Cronon, and this one opens up the entire history of the American West through the story of Chicago and its hinterlands in the 19th century. Love it. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you've read the book The Human Web then this is sort of a micro version of that.  Very interesting.  Details history of Chicago emerging as a dominant city in the 19th c.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[damn that was a long book. I suppose if i had more time i could have enjoyed it....but if you REALLY REALLY find Chicago's markets super interesting, this is the book for you!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I know this book is supposedly really &quot;good&quot; but frankly I thought it was boring and repetitive. (Ie, lauded academically as &quot;exhaustive.&quot;)]]></body>
    
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