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Savannah's midnight hour : boosterism, growth, and commerce in a nineteenth-century American city /

"Savannah's Midnight Hour argues that Savannah's development is best understood within the larger history of municipal finance, public policy, and judicial readjustment in an urbanizing nation. In providing such context, Lisa Denmark adds constructive complexity to the conventional Ol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Denmark, Lisa L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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