The Twentieth-Century American City: Problem, Promise, and Reality (The American Moment)

By Jon C. Teaford

Book Overview

The second edition of this highly acclaimed book brings the story of urban America upto date through the early 1990s, with an analysis of recent attempts to revive aging central cities and a look at a new form of development known as technoburbs or edge cities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801845505
• ISBN13: 9780801845505
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

An insightful book for anyone

This book went through each decade and described how the times effected the development of the American City. There were numerous examples that painted a clear picture of what it was like to live during the time of prohibition, the depression, or the suburbanization of the 60's. Teaford makes the usually boring subject of history enjoyable!