In the Watches of the Night : Life in the Nocturnal City, 1820-1930.

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Before skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of the sun. But over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, new technologies began to light up streets, sidewalks, buildings, and public spaces. Peter C. Baldwin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baldwin, Peter C., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Colección:Historical studies of urban America.
Temas:
1800-1899
Cities and towns > United States > History > 19th century.
Municipal lighting > United States > History.
Night work > United States > History.
Nightlife > United States > History.
Villes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Éclairage public > États-Unis > Histoire.
Vie nocturne > États-Unis > Histoire.
PSYCHOLOGY > Human Sexuality.
SELF-HELP > Sexual Instruction.
Cities and towns.
Municipal lighting.
Night work.
Nightlife.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Making Night Hideous; 2. Lighting the Heart of Darkness; 3. Quitting Time; 4. Recreations and Dissipations; 5. After Midnight; 6. Nightmen; 7. Incessance; 8. Mashers, Owl Cars, and Night Hawks; 9. Night Life in the Electric City; 10. Regulated Night; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index.

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