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Why do some cities grow and expand, while others dwindle and decline? Why is Milwaukee a town of the past, while Minneapolis-St. Paul seems reborn and infused with future dynamism? And what do Milwaukee and the Twin Cities have to tell us about other cities' prospects, the trials and destinies of industrial Cleveland and post-industrial Austin? Anthony Orum's new book tells the story of these... Read more
Introduction -- Building, Unbuilding, and Rebuilding American Cities -- Themes and Perspectives on the American City -- The Rise and Fall of Milwaukee -- Pre-Industrial Milwaukee: 1818–1870 -- Early Industrial Milwaukee: 1870–1900 -- Mature Industrial Milwaukee: 1900–1930 -- Reshaping Industrial Milwaukee: 1930–1950 -- The Decline of Industrial Milwaukee: 1950–1990 -- An Analytic Summary of Milwaukee -- Three Comparative Histories -- The Rise and Fall of Industrial Cleveland -- The Rise of a Post-Industrial City: Austin, Texas -- The Rebirth of Minneapolis–st. paul: Creating a Post-Industrial City in the Midwest -- Conclusion -- Building Cities in America
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Orum, Anthony M
