Blake McKelvey

The City in American History (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1969, this book summarizes the findings of a comprehensive survey of the successive roles played by the explosive constellations of cities in American history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000383577
• Artikelnr.: 61973120

Autorenporträt

Blake McKelvey was City Historian, Rochester, NY.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Colonial Ports - Cradles of Freedom 2. Cities in the Early
Federal Period: to 1825 3. The First Urban Frontier: to 1835 4. Nurseries
of Enterprise and Havens for Newcomers: 1830-1860 5. Urban Reconstruction
and Diffusion: 1860-1890 6. Cities in the Progressive Movement: 1890-1910
7. The Emergence of Metropolitan Regionalism: 1910-1920 8. The Metropolis
in Prosperity and Depression: 1920-1940 9. The Metropolis in War and Peace:
1940-1960 10. The Metropolis and the Federal Government Documents: 1.
Boston in 1668 2. The Plan for Philadelphia in 1683 3. The Hat Act of 1732
4. The Iron Act of 1750 5. The Trade of Boston and New York 6. Boston in
1781 7. American and British Cities Compared 8. Jefferson to L'Enfant 9.
Philanthropy and Culture in American Cities 10. Pittsburgh and Its Vicinity
11. Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati 12. Lines Extending Across the
Alleghanies 13. Technology and Enterprise in American Cities 14. Schools,
Libraries and Factories 15. St. Louis and Its Steamboats 16. Tenement House
Reform in New York City 17. The Ethnic Settlements 18. The Tammany Ring in
New York City 19. Commercial Exchanges 20. The Sliding Scale in Franchise
Rates 21. Settlement House Activities 22. The Pittsburgh Survey 23. A Civic
Club 24. Skyscrapers and Ethnic Settlements 25. Designations of the Federal
Reserve Districts 26. Regional War Industries Boards 27. Cities in the
Nation's Economy 28. The Greater Boston Movement 29. Detroit Battles
Depression 30. U.S. Conference of Mayors Sponsors Legislation 31. The Work
of the U.S. Conference of Mayors 32. Renewal: Battleground Against Slums
33. 'The Shame of the States' 34. Metropolitan Areas: Central Cities Versus
Suburbs 35. Attempts to Unwind the Federal System 36. Metropolitan
Interdependence and the Federal System 37. Race Riots and Their Causes -
The Report of the Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders