Building Gotham
Subtitle: Civic Culture and Public Policy in New York City, 1898--1938
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: December 18, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780801870736
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; Local history; Social history; Urban & municipal planning; First World War, 1914-1918; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; c 1900 - c 1914; Planning; General; Politics / Current Events; United States - State & Local - General; Architecture; New York; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.; United States - 19th Century; History / United States / General; New York City; City planning; History; City and town life; New York (State); Urban policy
First sentence: In 1898, the residents of New York City embarked on an ambitious project in collective living.