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Philadelphia : a Brief History.

Philadelphia offers a historical overview, from William Penn's founding of the Quaker City to its deindustrialization and gentrification in the early twenty-first century. As Roger Simon demonstrates, the history of Philadelphia is the story of the enduring efforts to sustain economic prosperit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simon, Roger
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mansfield : Pennsylvania Historical Association, 2017.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Pennsylvania History Series
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Establishing a community/ building an economy : beginnings to 1800
  • Community good/manufacturing city : 1800-1865
  • Industry triumphant/civic failure : 1865-1930
  • Economic decline/community turmoil : 1930-1980
  • Struggling toward the post-industrial city : 1980-2015.