Mapping Manifest Destiny
Chicago and the American West
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120 pages
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illustrated in color throughout
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9 x 12
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Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Cities and the Mapping of Frontiers: The View from Chicago
(essay by Michael P. Conzen)
Mapping Manifest Destiny: Chicago and the American West
(Section introductions and text by Diane Dillon)
Section One: Maps for Empire
America in the European Mind
The Native American Landscape
Spanish Imperium
French Domain
British Territory
Russian Country
Chicago Becomes a Place
Section Two: Mapping to Serve the New Nation
The Age of National Exploration
Dispossessing Native Peoples
Surveying Western Resources
Chicago Becomes Official
Section Three: Mapping for Enlightenment
Tracking the West
Promoting the West
Made in Chicago: Envisioning Western Settlements
Section Four: Maps for Business
Railroads Open Up the West
Hawking Real Estate
Scrambling for Mineral Wealth
Stimulating Tourism
Chicago Corners Commercial Mapping
Bibliography
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