Short length provides a quick narrative overview of American urban history Describes both the European settlement towns of the colonial period, but also the influence of multiple waves of immigrants to the US. Works as a companion to The American Urban Reader (edited by the same authors), while also standing on its own

Short length provides a quick narrative overview of American urban history Describes both the European settlement towns of the colonial period, but also the influence of multiple waves of immigrants to the US. Works as a companion to The American Urban Reader (edited by the same authors), while also standing on its own