The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its GrowthThis award-winning book charts the unfolding, from the Revolutionary War to the Great Depression, of the American tradition of city building and city living, using Philadelphia as a resonant example. |
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User Review - snash - LibraryThingA look at the social history of Philadelphia in three time spans, Revolutionary War time, 1840's and 50's, and 1920's, illustrating how the American attitude of money and business first (thus private property) has run the growth and development of the city. Read full review
I purchased this book for a Grad-level history course. I have to say that this book is dramatically out of date. For instance (p. xii) "... Today the housekeeping and child raising falls to Women in Philadelphia's families." Well, they probably did IN 1969!!! This book is missing the entire last half century. To say this provides an understanding of the development of Philly is a joke. No idea why this is so often lauded.
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The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth Sam Bass Warner No preview available - 1987 |
The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth Sam Bass Warner No preview available - 1987 |
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