Upstream Metropolis : An Urban Biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larsen, Lawrence H. (Lawrence Harold), 1931-2017.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City and town life.

History.

Omaha (Neb.)--History.

Urbanization.

City and town life--History--Omaha--Nebraska.

City and town life--History--Council Bluffs--Iowa.

Urbanization--History--Nebraska--Omaha.

Urbanization--History--Iowa--Council Bluffs.

Omaha (Neb.).

Council Bluffs (Iowa)--History.

Council Bluffs (Iowa).

Omaha (Neb.)--Social conditions.

Council Bluffs (Iowa)--Social conditions.

Local Subjects:

City and town life.

History.

Omaha (Neb.)--History.

Urbanization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (524 p.)

Other Title:

What Becomes You

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Part I The Beginning to 1854; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Council Bluffs; Part II 1854-1870; 2 The Lone Tree Ferry and the Founding of Omaha; 3 Goddess and Harlot; Part III 1870-1900; 4 From Small Town to Gateway City; 5 Growing Pains and Public Improvements; Part IV 1900-1930; 6 The Country's Center; 7 Urban Crosscurrents; Part V 1930-1960; 8 Into the Great Depression; 9 Riding Out the Storm; Part VI Since 1960; 10 Redirections; 11 Troubled Times, Quieter Times; 12 Reviving Council Bluffs; 13 Groundbreaking Changes; For Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786610823673

9781280823671

1280823674

9780803206021

080320602X

OCLC:

437176382