The Gate City: A History of Omaha (Enlarged Edition)

by Lawrence H. Larsen and Barbara J. Cottrell Larson

Book Overview

"Lawrence Larsen and his wife Barbara Cottrell have written a marvelous urban biography. They have done what other historians often fail to do--relate local happenings to the larger regional and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803279671
• ISBN13: 9780803279674
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Strong timely piece

This history offers an in-depth look at a midwestern city that is growing in both scale and importance. It does so in a very approachable manner, and it does so without boring readers with unnecessary specificity. As a newer Nebraskan and someone who is even newer to Omaha, I very much appreciated having a text to fall back upon as a means of learning about Nebraska's largest city. It was a worthwhile read for anyone interested in how Omaha came to be and a worthwhile companion for anyone interested in the urban midwest.

Well written history of the City of Omaha

As a born-and-raised Omahan, I'm biased.. but this book is great. As some of the reviews mention, it does a great job of tying local events in Omaha's history into the national goings-on of the time.This is a wonderful book about the incredible history of Omaha.