Cities of the heartland : the rise and fall of the industrial Midwest /

During the 1880s and '90s, the rise of manufacturing, the first soaring skyscrapers, new symphony orchestras and art museums, and winning baseball teams all heralded the midwestern city's coming of age. In this book, Jon C. Teaford chronicles the development of these cities of the industri...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Teaford, Jon C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 1994, ©1993.
Edition:Pbk. reprint ed., 1994.
Series:Midwestern history and culture.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > Middle West > History.
Industries > Middle West > History.
Urbanization > Middle West > History.
Villes > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire.
Industrie > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire.
Urbanisation > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Cities and towns.
Industries.
Urbanization.
Middle West.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Creating the urban network
  • The emerging center of urban America
  • Skyscrapers, symphonies, and ballparks: the changing physical and cultural complexion of the city
  • Automobiles and reform: the Midwest leads the nation
  • In the cultural vanguard
  • After the heyday
  • The making of the Rust Belt.

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