The making of urban America: a history of city planning in the United States

John Reps

Princeton University Press, 1965 - Political Science - 574 pages

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 explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.

Contents

• EUROPEAN PLANNING ON THE EVE OF AMERICAN COLONIZATION: 1
• THE SPANISH TOWNS OF COLONIAL AMERICA: 26
• THE TOWNS OF NEW FRANCE: 56
• TOWN PLANNING IN THE TIDEWATER COLONIES: 88
• NEW TOWNS IN A NEW ENGLAND 115: 147
• COLONIAL TOWNS OF CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: 175
• fi PIONEER CITIES OF THE OHIO VALLEV: 204
• PLANNING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL: 240
• BOULEVARD BAROQUE AND DIAGONAL DESIGNS: 263
• 11 GRIDIRON CITIES AND CHECKERBOARD PLANS: 294
• PICTURESQUE PLANNING IN THE ROMANTIC STYLE: 325
• LAND SPECULATION IN AMERICAN PLANNING: 349
• TOWNS BY THE TRACKS: 382
• THE TOWNS THE COMPANIES BUILT: 414
• THE PLANNING OF UTOPIAN AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES: 439
• MINOR TOWNS AND MUTANT PLANS: 475
• THE REBIRTH OF AMERICAN URBAN PLANNING: 497
• NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS: 527
• NOTE ON CARTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS: 541
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: 543
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 545

About the author

John W. Reps, a winner of the Beveridge Prize for historical writing, is a professor of urban and regional planning at Cornell Universtiy.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The making of urban America: a history of city planning in the United States; Princeton Paperbacks
• Author: John Reps
• Edition: 3, illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1965
• ISBN: 0691006180, 9780691006185
• Length: 574 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / General; History / United States / 19th Century; Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development; Political Science / Public Policy / Regional Planning