This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps e
This second edition is designed to introduce students of urban history to recent interpretive literature in this field. Its goal is to provide a coherent framew
The revised and updated third edition of The Making of Urban America includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses th
Work. Hard work! And plenty of it. That is what has made the United States into the world's foremost economic superpower. But while we Americans value and respe