America Becomes Urban The Development of U.S. Cities and Towns, 1780–1980

America's cities: celebrated by poets, courted by politicians, castigated by social reformers. In their numbers and complexity they challenge comprehension. Why is urban America the way it is? Eric Monkkonen offers a fresh approach to the myths and the history of US urban development, giving us...

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Main Author: Monkkonen, Eric H
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA University of California Press 2024
Edition:1st edition.
Subjects:
HISTORY / United States / General
ISBN:9780520413887, 0520413881
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments --
  • 3. Growth Begins --
  • Contents --
  • 2. The Premodern Heritage --
  • 7. Transportation: From Animal to Automobile --
  • Preface --
  • 6. Paying for the Service City --
  • Epilogue --
  • Index
  • 4. The Emerging Service City: Fighting Fire and Crime --
  • 1. Writing About Cities --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 9. The Active City, 1870-1980 --
  • Notes --
  • Introduction --
  • 8. Home Ownership and Mobility --
  • 5. From Closed Corporation to Electoral Democracy --