num_pages: 500
description: From the Preface: Today more than half of all Americans make their homes in cities, and the ease of modern transportation causes the lives of many more to be affected by town conditions. Our national history has been that of transition from a predominantly rural and agricultural way of living to one in which the city plays a major role. Both materially and psychologically urban factors govern much of American life.
title: Cities in the Wilderness: The First Century of Urban Life in America 1625-1742
titlecomplete: Cities in the Wilderness: The First Century of Urban Life in America 1625-1742
genres: History, American History
ratings_count: 12
awards: awardedAt: -1041350400000
name: Justin Winsor Prize
publisher: Knopf