CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. A Seaport in the Atlantic World: 1624–1820 1
5. 2. Becoming a City of the World: 1820–1860 28
6. 3. Progress and Poverty: 1861–1900 62
7. 4. Slums, Sweatshops, and Reform: 1880–1917 87
8. 5. New Times and New Neighborhoods: 1917–1928 121
9. 6. Times of Trial: 1929–1945 150
10. 7. City of Hope, City of Fear: 1945–1997 179
11. 8. Immigrants in a City Reborn: 1980–present 209
12. Afterword 233
13. Acknowledgments 243
14. Notes 245
15. Index 297