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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Baldwin, Peter C., 1962-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Collection:Historical studies of urban America.
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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