How Cities Won the West: Four Centuries of Urban Change in Western North America

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© 2008 by the University of new Mexico Press All rights reserved. Published 2008 Printed in the United states of America 13 12 11 10 09 08 1 2 3 4 5 6 library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Abbott, Carl. How cities won the West : four centuries of urban change in western north America / Carl Abbott. p. cm. — (Histories of the American frontier) includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8263-3312-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Cities and towns—West (U.s.)—History. 2. Cities and towns—West (U.s.)—Growth. 3. Cities and towns—Canada, Western—History. 4. Cities and towns—Canada, Western—Growth. 5. Metropolitan areas—West (U.s.)—Growth. 6. Metropolitan areas—Canada, Western—History. 7. West (U.s.)—economic conditions. 8. West (U.s.)—social life and customs. i. title. ht123.5.w48a33 2008 307.760978—dc22 2008017632 book design and type composition by Melissa tandysh Composed in 10/13 scalaot Display type is scalasansot ...