Article
Building Western Cities: A Review Essay
Colorado Heritage
(1984)
Abstract
Traces the historiography of the growth of cities in the western United States. Urban planning was first based on a visionary idealism that sought to transform the wilderness into civilization. Urban history must tie the growth of cities to social conditions, economic conditions, and politics.
Keywords
- Urbanization -- United States
Disciplines
Publication Date
March, 1984
Citation Information
Carl Abbott. "Building Western Cities: A Review Essay" Colorado Heritage Iss. 1 (1984) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/carl_abbott/32/