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Preface-Prologue

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Part 1: “To Be the Central City”

Part 1, Chapters 1-2

Nature's Metropolis Part 1, Chapters 1-2 Summary & Analysis

Part 2: “Nature to Market”

Part 2, Chapters 3-5

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Part 3: “The Geography of Capital”

Part 3, Chapters 6-8

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Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West

Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West