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The Making of Urban America

A History of City Planning in the United States
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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2021

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This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.

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John W. Reps is Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning at the College of Architecture, Cornell University. His works include Cities of the American West: A History of Urban Planning (Princeton).

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"This excellent book may well be described as the missing link in American town planning history. No book [to date] has comprehensively dealt with American urban development from the earliest colonial settlements to modern times. Reps has filled this gap with his lavishly illustrated work." --- "An extraordinarily handsome volume." --- "An exhaustive research document on the history of city planning in the United States. . . . A cartographic gem."

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    Frontmatter

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    Table of Contents

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    List of Illustrations

    ix
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    Preface

    xv
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    1 European City Planning on the Eve of American Colonization

    1
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    2 The Spanish Towns of Colonial America

    26
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    3 The Towns of New France

    56
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    4 Town Planning in the Tidewater Colonies

    88
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    5 New Towns in a New England

    115
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    6 New Amsterdam, Philadelphia, and Towns of The Middle Colonies

    147
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    7 Colonial Towns of Carolina and Georgia

    175
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    8 Pioneer Cities of the Ohio Valley

    204
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    9 Planning the National Capital

    240
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    10 Boulevard Baroque and Diagonal Designs

    263
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    11 Checkerboard Plans and Gridiron Cities

    294
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    12 Cemeteries, Parks and Suburbs: Picturesque Planning in the Romantic Style

    325
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    13 Cities for Sale: Land Speculation in American Planning

    349
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    14 Towns by the Tracks

    382
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    15 The Towns the Companies Built

    414
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    16 Cities of Zion: The Planning of Utopian and Religious Communities

    439
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    17 Minor Towns and Mutant Plans

    475
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    18 Chicago Fair and Capital City: the Rebirth of American Urban Planning

    497
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    Notes on the Illustrations

    527
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    Note on Cartographic Research Methods

    541
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    Acknowledgments

    543
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    Selected Bibliography of Sources Consulted

    545
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    Index

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January 10, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9780691238241
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691238241
eBook ISBN: 9780691238241
Keywords for this book
The Making of Urban America: A History of City Planning in the United States; urban planning; city planning; united states urban planning; princeton university press; John William Reps; comprehensive survey; early colonial period; First World War; history of urban planning; US city planning; urban planning maps; illustrations
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For a non-specialist adult audience
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