High hopes : the rise and decline of Buffalo, New York /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Goldman, Mark, 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1983.
Subjects:
HISTORY > State & Local.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Manners and customs
Buffalo (N.Y.) > History.
Buffalo (N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
New York (State) > Buffalo
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Pan American Exposition: World's Fair as historical metaphor
  • Ups and downs during the early years of the nineteenth century
  • The impact of commerce and manufacturing on mid-nineteenth century Buffalo
  • Ethnics : Germans, Irish, and Blacks
  • Buffalo's WASPs respond to change
  • The coming of industry
  • The response to industrialization : life, and labor, values and beliefs
  • The changing structure of the city : neighborhoods and the rise of downtown
  • Ethics and the economy during World War I and the 1920s
  • Buffalo defaults : the city during the depression and World War II
  • Paranoia : the fear of outsiders and radicals during the 1950s and 1960s
  • Praying for a miracle
  • Conclusion: the rise and decline of Buffalo, New York.

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