The Urban Frontier: The Rise of Western Cities, 1790-1830

The Urban Frontier: The Rise of Western Cities, 1790-1830
ISBN-10
0252064224
ISBN-13
9780252064227
Category
History
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
1959
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Author
Richard C. Wade

Description

When The Urban Frontier was first published it roused attention because it held that settlers made a concerted effort to bring established institutions and ways to their new country. This differed markedly from the then-dominant Turnerian hypothesis that a culture's identity and behavior was determined by its history and experience in a particular social and physical environment. The Urban Frontier is still considered one of the most important books in urban history. This printing of the now-classic Wade volume features a new introduction by Zane L. Miller.

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