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Title: A must-read for planners, economists, and future-thinkers of all types.
Review: City Planners, Urban Economists, Futurists, and others whoponder the evolution of cities must read this engaging study ofChicago's development. William Cronon's exceptionally well-researched and presented story is an arresting account of Chicago's evolution from a rough frontier trading post to a world-class metropolis. As the connecting point between the industrial/financial East and the agricultural/resource-based West, Chicago capitalized on its physical location as a transportation nexus, and prospered. Cronon's portrayal of the large and small influences that led to Chicago's success is intriguing to those of us who search for similar clues in contemporary situtions, and who wonder which of our current outposts will be the Chicago of the 21st century!
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