03194nam 2200793 a 450 991097300310332120240313134614.09781283635295128363529197808263331480826333141(CKB)1000000000720207(SSID)ssj0000173425(PQKBManifestationID)11153680(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000173425(PQKBWorkID)10163144(PQKB)10808006(MiAaPQ)EBC1118933(OCoLC)312572231(MdBmJHUP)muse7454(Au-PeEL)EBL1118933(CaPaEBR)ebr10492217(CaONFJC)MIL394774(OCoLC)793655814(Perlego)1588819(EXLCZ)99100000000072020720080418d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHow cities won the West four centuries of urban change in western North America /Carl Abbott1st ed.Albuquerque [N.M.] University of New Mexico Press2008x, 347 p. ill., mapsHistories of the American frontierBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780826333131 0826333133 9780826333124 0826333125 Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-334) and index.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.The author traces the evolution of early frontier towns at the beginning of Western expansion to the thriving urban centers they have become today.Histories of the American frontier.Cities and townsWest (U.S.)HistoryCities and townsWest (U.S.)GrowthCities and townsCanada, WesternHistoryCities and townsCanada, WesternGrowthMetropolitan areasWest (U.S.)GrowthMetropolitan areasCanada, WesternHistoryWest (U.S.)Economic conditionsWest (U.S.)Social life and customsCities and townsHistory.Cities and townsGrowth.Cities and townsHistory.Cities and townsGrowth.Metropolitan areasGrowth.Metropolitan areasHistory.307.760978Abbott Carl877632MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973003103321How cities won the West4354594UNINA