Portland Public Library

America's urban history, Lisa Krissoff Boehm and Steven H. Corey

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-378) and index

index present

non fiction

America's urban history

bibliography

881440765

Lisa Krissoff Boehm and Steven H. Corey

Overview: The history of the American city is, in many ways, the history of the United States. Although rural traditions have also left their impact on the country, cities and urban living have been vital components of America for centuries, and an understanding of the urban experience is essential to comprehending America's past. America's Urban History is an engaging and accessible overview of the life of American cities, from Native American settlements before the arrival of Europeans to the present-day landscape of suburban sprawl, urban renewal, and a heavily urbanized population. The book provides readers with a rich chronological and thematic narrative, covering themes including: The role of cities in the European settlement of North America; Cities and westward expansion; Social reform in the industrialized cities; The impact of the New Deal; The growth of the suburbs; The relationships between urban forms and social issues of race, class, and gender. Covering the evolving story of the American city with depth and insight, America's Urban History will be the first stop for all those seeking to explore the American urban experience

Introduction: Discovering and Defining the "City Upon a Hill" -- Pre-Colonial and Seventeenth-Century Native American Settlements -- Transplanting Cities and Urban Networks: Spain, France, and The Netherlands in Colonial America, 1565-1821 -- City, Plantation, Metropolis: Anglo-American Urban Experience, 1587-1800 -- An Urban Frontier: The American West, 1800-1869 -- The Urban Cauldron: City Growth and the Rise of Social Reform, 1820-1920 -- The Urban Nation: Middletown and Metropolis, 1920-1932 -- New Deal, New Cities: The 1930s -- War and Postwar Metropolis: Cites, Suburbs, and Exurbs, 1940s-1950s -- The Frontier of Imagination: American Cities in the 1960s -- Attempting Revival and Renaissance: The 1970s-1980s -- The Modern City: Fear, Technology, and Inequality, 1990-Present