William Cronon is a noted environmental historian whose work delves deeply into the relationship between humans and nature. His writing explores how our understanding of wilderness and the environment has transformed over time and how these shifts have shaped our contemporary society. Cronon's approach is known for its rigor and its endeavor to connect historical analysis with environmental consciousness. His scholarship prompts readers to reflect on the intricate connections between human activities and the natural world.
A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Winner of the Bancroft Prize. No one has written a better book about a city...Nature's Metropolis is elegant testimony to the proposition that economic, urban, environmental, and business history can be as graceful, powerful, and fascinating as a novel. -Kenneth T. Jackson, Boston Globe