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The New Metropolis - (Columbia History of Urban Life S) by Edward Spann (Paperback)

The New Metropolis - (Columbia History of Urban Life S) by  Edward Spann (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This book is the drama of a major city and its confrontation with the problems and opportunities of a modernizing world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In one generation, New York was transformed into one of the great cities of the modern world. The causes and results of this change are emphasized by Edward K. Spann in <em>The New Metropolis</em>. This book is a brilliant evocation of the years when a seaport town was lost and a great metropolis gained. It is the happy story of American ingenuity, achievement, and urban success, but it is also the story of urban wretchedness and failure. Above all, it is the drama of a major city and its confrontation with the problems and opportunities of a modernizing world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Few scholarly historians have attempted to present a thorough account of the evolution of all the diverse forms of life and endeavor in the city during a given period. Few have moved from the preparation of detailed sketches to the creation of a sweeping portrait encompassing all the contrasting colors and tones of a metropolis. In <i>The New Metropolis</i> Edward K. Spann has attempted this challenging task and has produced a rich and rewarding history. Politicians and merchants, rich and poor, do-gooders and thugs, all inhabit the pages of Spann's volume. It is an encyclopedic view, a work ambitious in conception and masterly in presentation.--Reviews in American History<br>

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