City Contented, City Discontented: A History of Modern Harrisburg

By Paul Beers

Book Overview

In City Contented, City Discontented: A History of Modern Harrisburg, award-winning journalist Paul Beers (1931-2011) reveals how contemporary Harrisburg came to be what it is. In a masterful series of essays, Beers charts the capital's development from a City Beautiful, with its celebrated public spaces and premier educational institutions, through the fractures of race riots and the catastrophic challenges of flood and near-nuclear meltdown. Beers employs the well-honed skills of a veteran reporter to craft fascinating character sketches of prominent leaders and humble citizens alike, intertwining their dramatic personal stories with a compelling survey of the region's society, politics, and culture in the twentieth century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098395710X
• ISBN13: 9780983957102
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Midtown Scholar Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.6"