Title: The urban wilderness; a history of the American city.
Authors: Warner, Sam Bass, 1928-
Publisher: Harper & Row
Year: 1972
Subjects: Cities and towns United States.
Contents: 1. Taking up the land. Tradition as determinant: New England folk planning, the weight of English custom, resistance to change ; Saving yesterday's property: management of land, zoning, city planning, and interstate highways -- 2. Building a nation of cities. The engine of private enterprise: New York 1820-70 commerce, canals, and sweatshops ; The segregated city: Chicago 1870-1920 factories, railroads, and skyscrapers ; The new freedom: Los Angeles 1920- bureaucracy, racism, and automobiles -- 3. The past in the present. The inheritance of the neighborhoods: processing migrants by class, race, and religion four-part cultures ; Coping with the urban environment: public crises and private benefit the response of charity, reform, and science ; The neglect of everyday life: pouring new money into old institutions housing and health care ; Choice and continuity: summary.