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Philadelphia : a brief history / Roger D. Simon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simon, Roger D., author.
- Series:
- Pennsylvania History Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- Revised and updated edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : Temple University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Philadelphia offers a historical overview, from William Penn's founding of the Quaker City to its deindustrialization and gentrification in the early twenty-first century. As Roger Simon demonstrates, the history of Philadelphia is the story of the enduring efforts to sustain economic prosperity while fulfilling community needs, and the continued tension between these priorities. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Establishing a community/ building an economy : beginnings to 1800
- Community good/manufacturing city : 1800-1865
- Industry triumphant/civic failure : 1865-1930
- Economic decline/community turmoil : 1930-1980
- Struggling toward the post-industrial city : 1980-2015.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781932304275
- 1932304274
- OCLC:
- 1017003549
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