The rise of the cities, 1820-1920
By: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Contributors: Collier, James Lincoln, 1928-
Series: The drama of American history
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish, Benchmark Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Tarrytown, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9780761410515
Subjects: Urbanization; Cities and towns; City and town life; History
Description: Discusses the urbanization of the U.S., the political corruption and other problems associated with this process, and attempts to institute reforms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-89) and index.
Table of contents: title: Contents: The first American cities; title: The explosion of the cities; title: Technology and the city; title: City problems; title: The failure of city government; title: Reform.