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9780252066313 Academic Inspection Copy

San Francisco, 1846-1856

From Hamlet to City
  • ISBN-13: 9780252066313
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By Roger W. Lotchin
  • Price: AUD $73.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 16/03/1997
  • Format: Paperback 440 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History [HB]
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Now back in print with a new introduction by the author, this is the classic study of America's most admired instant city, from its days as a sleepy Mexican village, through the Gold Rush and into its establishment as a major international port. Roger Lotchin examines the urbanizing influences in San Francisco and compares these to other urban centers, doing so against a colorful backdrop of opium dens and other sinful institutions. This ''almost shamefully readable book'' will be of ''dramatic interest to anyone concerned with American history, American cities, or--more fundamentally--the American character.'' -- The New Republic ''Comprehensive and absorbing. . . . Roger Lotchin's prose style is brilliant, his research staggering, and his conclusions thought-provoking. This is urban history at its best.'' -- Kenneth T. Jackson, Columbia University
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