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In his chapter about Chicago's timber industry Cronon details how the city's location on Lake Michigan as well of the lakes tributaries allowed for rapid growth of the industry. These waterways allowed for logs that would otherwise be immovable to be transported to Chicago's railroad hub and then to other areas.

Whaling in the United States
In some cases, young men were forced into the whaling business as a method of punishment.