From its birth as interdependent towns on the Missouri River frontier to its emergence as a metropolis straddling two states, Omaha Council Bluffs has been one of the great urban construction projects in the nation s history. Upstream Metropolis provides the first comprehensive history of this unique urban region that ranks 60th among the 370 major metropolitan areas in the United States. Drawing on local newspapers and historical archives, the authors deliver an anecdote-rich account of how and why a large metropolitan area developed in this spot. They also explain why it grew so big...