Instant Cities: Urbanization and the Rise of San Francisco and Denver, Volume 1

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Oxford University Press, 1975 - History - 310 pages
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A reprint of the Oxford U. Press edition of 1975 with a new introduction (20 p.). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
 

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Contents

Variations of a City Type
3
Temple City
39
Urban Experiences in the Far West
61
Wilderness
92
Reluctant Citizens
128
A Minimum of Order
155
Culture for the Moment
182
Technology Stimulates Transition
208
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About the author (1975)

The historian Gunther Barth was born January 10, 1925 in Duesseldorf, Germany. He came to the United States with his parents in 1951 and became a naturalized citizen in 1960. He earned a B.A. and M.A. degrees at the University of Oregon (1955 and 1957); and a Ph.D. at Harvard University (1962). Barth has been teaching at the University of California at Berkeley since 1962. He became a professor there in 1971 and was a Fulbright professor at the University of Cologne in 1970-71. His professional memberships include the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians. He received the American Historical Association Pacific Coast Branch award in 1965 and a Guggenheim fellowship for 1968-69. Barth has used his vast fund of historical knowledge to develop his area of expertise: the progression of cities in the United States. He has written two books with this theme: Instant Cities (1975) and City People (1980). City People, his best known work, has been compared to a Cecil B. De Mille spectacular in book form. He has also written All Quiet on the Yamhill (1959), Bitter Strength (1964), and Fleeting Moments: Nature and Culture in American History (1990), as well as numerous essays for periodicals and collections.

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TitleInstant Cities: Urbanization and the Rise of San Francisco and Denver, Volume 1
Instant Cities: Urbanization and the Rise of San Francisco and Denver, Gunther Paul Barth
Urban life in America series
AuthorsGunther Paul Barth, Professor of History Gunther Barth
Editionillustrated
PublisherOxford University Press, 1975
ISBN0195018990, 9780195018998
Length310 pages
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History / United States / 19th Century
  
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