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The Private City. Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth.
Jr. Sam Bass Warner
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Description for The Private City. Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth.
Paperback. Winner of the Albert J. Beveridge Award in American History. "Packed with suggestive historical detail."-- Num Pages: 288 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 421.
This award-winning book charts the unfolding, from the Revolutionary War to the Great Depression, of the American tradition of city building and city living, using Philadelphia as a resonant example.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812212433
SKU
V9780812212433
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Reviews for The Private City. Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth.
"Packed with suggestive historical detail."—American Historical Review "With a skillful use of carefully researched detail, Warner relates the transformation from a handicraft to a factory system of production to the pervasive quest for private gain, and shows how that basic objective restricted the city's response to such community needs as education, health, and welfare. . . . His book is ... Read more