River Towns in the Great West
Subtitle: The Structure of Provincial Urbanization in the American Midwest, 18201870
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9780521530620
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; Sociology - Urban; History; History - U.S.; History: American; North Central & Mid-West states; United States - 19th Century; Cities and towns--Middle West--History--19th; Cities and towns--Middle West--History--19th century; History / United States / 19th Century; Social Science : Sociology - Urban
First sentence: In the middle of the nineteenth century the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys were considered by most travelers an essential part of any American tour.