High hopes
Subtitle: the rise and decline of Buffalo, New York
By: Mark Goldman.
Publisher: State University of New York Press; State Univ of New York Pr
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Buffalo (N.Y.) -- History.; Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 308-313.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The Pan American Exposition: World’s Fair as historical metaphor -- Ups and downs during the early years of the nineteenth century -- The impact of commerce and manufacturing on mid-nineteenth century Buffalo -- Ethnics : Germans , Irish, and Blacks -- Buffalo’s WASPs respond to change -- The coming of industry -- The response to industrialization : life, and labor, values and beliefs -- The changing structure of the city : neighborhoods and the rise of downtown -- Ethics and the economy during World War I and the 1920s -- Buffalo defaults : the city during the depression and World War II -- Paranoia : the fear of outsiders and radicals during the 1950s and 1960s -- Praying for a miracle -- Conclusion: the rise and decline of Buffalo, New York.