Author: Carl Smith
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022602251X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A city is more than a massing of citizens, a layout of buildings and streets, or an arrangement of political, economic, and social institutions. It is also an infrastructure of ideas that are a support for the beliefs, values, and aspirations of the people who created the city. In City Water, City Life, celebrated historian Carl Smith explores this concept through an insightful examination of the development of the first successful waterworks systems in Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago between the 1790s and the 1860s. By examining the place of water in the nineteenth-century consciousness, Smith illuminates how city dwellers perceived themselves during the great age of American urbanization. But City Water, City Life is more than a history of urbanization. It is also a refreshing meditation on water as a necessity, as a resource for commerce and industry, and as an essential—and central—part of how we define our civilization.
City Water, City Life
Author: Carl Smith
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022602251X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A city is more than a massing of citizens, a layout of buildings and streets, or an arrangement of political, economic, and social institutions. It is also an infrastructure of ideas that are a support for the beliefs, values, and aspirations of the people who created the city. In City Water, City Life, celebrated historian Carl Smith explores this concept through an insightful examination of the development of the first successful waterworks systems in Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago between the 1790s and the 1860s. By examining the place of water in the nineteenth-century consciousness, Smith illuminates how city dwellers perceived themselves during the great age of American urbanization. But City Water, City Life is more than a history of urbanization. It is also a refreshing meditation on water as a necessity, as a resource for commerce and industry, and as an essential—and central—part of how we define our civilization.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022602251X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A city is more than a massing of citizens, a layout of buildings and streets, or an arrangement of political, economic, and social institutions. It is also an infrastructure of ideas that are a support for the beliefs, values, and aspirations of the people who created the city. In City Water, City Life, celebrated historian Carl Smith explores this concept through an insightful examination of the development of the first successful waterworks systems in Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago between the 1790s and the 1860s. By examining the place of water in the nineteenth-century consciousness, Smith illuminates how city dwellers perceived themselves during the great age of American urbanization. But City Water, City Life is more than a history of urbanization. It is also a refreshing meditation on water as a necessity, as a resource for commerce and industry, and as an essential—and central—part of how we define our civilization.
Technical Americana
Author: Evald Rink
Publisher: Millwood, N.Y. : Kraus International Publications
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Publisher: Millwood, N.Y. : Kraus International Publications
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870 ( v.)
Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Main part
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library: June 1900
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Municipal Journal and Public Works
Author:
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Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
Book Description
Proofreading, Revising & Editing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day
Author: Brady Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editing
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
"In this eBook, you'll learn the principles of grammar and how to manipulate your words until they're just right. Strengthen your revising and editing skills and become a clear and consistent writer." --
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editing
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
"In this eBook, you'll learn the principles of grammar and how to manipulate your words until they're just right. Strengthen your revising and editing skills and become a clear and consistent writer." --
Municipal Journal and Engineer
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description