Cincinnati in 1840: The Social and Functional Organization of an Urban Community during the Pre-Civil War Period

by WALTER STIX GLAZER

During the pre-Civil War period, Cincinnati was the fastest growing and, according to many contemporary observers, most interesting city in America. This classic study, completed in the early 1970s, focuses on the community in 1840 to explain its success but also to suggest some broader patterns in the city's development and American urbanization.

Using local census records, city directories, tax lists, newspapers, and other contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814250300
• ISBN13: 9780814250303
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"