Upstream Metropolis: An Urban Biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs

by Kay Dalstrom, Lawrence H. Larsen, Barbara J. Cottrell Larson, et al.

Book Overview

From its birth as interdependent towns on the Missouri River frontier to its emergence as a metropolis straddling two states, Omaha-Council Bluffs has been one of the great urban construction projects in the nation's history. Upstream Metropolis provides the first comprehensive history of this unique urban region that ranks 60th among the 370 major metropolitan areas in the United States. Drawing on local newspapers and historical archives,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803280025
• ISBN13: 9780803280021
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.9" x 6.5"