This 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.
The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth
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Author(s)Jr., Sam Bass Warner
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN / ASIN0812212436
ISBN-139780812212433
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank370,230
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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