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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Mansfield :
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
2017.
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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.