THE FUTURE CITY ON THE INLAND SEA: A History of Imaginative Geographies of Lake Superior

摘要

Eric Olmanson's historical geography of western Lake Superior and its environs, The Future City on the Inland Sea, establishes that natural resources and scenic amenities of the Superior watershed inspired boosters and others to present the region in accordance with their aims. Just as bird's-eye views of Chicago obscured the public health risks of its water supply, similar portrayals of modest-sized ports like Bayfield, Wisconsin, helped attenuate conflicting images of such towns as beset by crime, isolation, and economic uncertainty.