How cities won the West : four centuries of urban change in western North America / Carl Abbott.

Author/creator Abbott, Carl, 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2008.
Descriptionx, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Cities and towns--West (U.S.). --History.
Cities and towns--West (U.S.). --Growth.
Cities and towns--Canada, Western. --History.
Cities and towns--Canada, Western. --Growth.
Metropolitan areas--West (U.S.). --Growth.
Metropolitan areas--Canada, Western. --History.
West (U.S.)--Economic conditions.
West (U.S.)--Social life and customs.

SeriesHistories of the American frontier
Histories of the American frontier. ^A248043
Contents Introduction: All roads lead to Fresno -- Outposts of empires -- Building a West of cities, 1840-1940 -- Across the wide Mississippi -- The first Pacific century -- Inland empire cities -- Garden cities -- Smokestack frontiers -- Money in the air -- Cities of homes -- Water, power, progress -- The metropolitan West since 1940 -- Wars and rumors of war -- Progress and prejudice -- The politics of diversity -- Reshaping the metropolis -- Transnational urbanism -- The long arm of the metropolitan West -- Conclusion: Urban frontiers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-334) and index.
LCCN 2008017632
ISBN9780826333124 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0826333125 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HT123.5.W48 A33 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold