The Urban West at the End of the Frontier

The Urban West at the End of the Frontier
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Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105037255432
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Download or read book The Urban West at the End of the Frontier written by Lawrence Harold Larsen and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 1978 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first to assess the importance of the urban frontier in broad fashion. Lawrence H. Larsen studies the process of urbanization as it occurred in 24 major frontier towns. Cities examined are Kansas City, St. Joseph, Lincoln, Omaha, Atchison, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Topeka, Austin, Dallas, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio, Denver, Leadville, Salt Lake city, Virginia City, Portland, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, and Stockton.


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