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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825833503321

Autore

Simon Roger D.

Titolo

Philadelphia : a brief history / / Roger D. Simon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : Temple University Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-932304-27-4

Edizione

[Revised and updated edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Pennsylvania History Series

Disciplina

974.8/11

Soggetti

Philadelphia (Pa.) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Establishing a community/ building an economy : beginnings to 1800 -- Community good/manufacturing city : 1800-1865 -- Industry triumphant/civic failure : 1865-1930 -- Economic decline/community turmoil : 1930-1980 -- Struggling toward the post-industrial city : 1980-2015.

Sommario/riassunto

Philadelphia offers a historical overview, from William Penn's founding of the Quaker City to its deindustrialization and gentrification in the early twenty-first century. As Roger Simon demonstrates, the history of Philadelphia is the story of the enduring efforts to sustain economic prosperity while fulfilling community needs, and the continued tension between these priorities. Book jacket.