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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Ind. :
Indiana University Press
1994.
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| Edición: | Pbk. reprint ed |
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Midwestern history and culture. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32095387*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
