How Cities Won the West: Four Centuries of Urban Change in Western North America
- ISBN-10
- 0826333133
- ISBN-13
- 9780826333131
- Category
- Cities and towns
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-07-16
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Author
- Carl Abbott
Description
The author traces the evolution of early frontier towns at the beginning of Western expansion to the thriving urban centers they have become today.
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