01944nam 2200457 450 991082583350332120230809224517.01-932304-27-4(CKB)3710000001390887(DLC) 2016054557(MiAaPQ)EBC5188184(Au-PeEL)EBL5188184(CaPaEBR)ebr11483848(OCoLC)1017003549(EXLCZ)99371000000139088720180124h20172017 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierPhiladelphia a brief history /Roger D. SimonRevised and updated edition.Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] :Temple University Press,2017.©20171 online resourcePennsylvania History Series1-932304-26-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Philadelphia (Pa.)History974.8/11Simon Roger D.1644804MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825833503321Philadelphia3990884UNINA