The Limits of Power: Great Fires and the Process of City Growth in America
- ISBN-10
- 0521545706
- ISBN-13
- 9780521545709
- Series
- The Limits of Power
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-12-04
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Christine Meisner Rosen
Description
This book examines the rebuildings of Chicago, Boston, and Baltimore following great fires.
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- 2008-08-05
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