The Urban Scene

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Editor’s Preface XI
4. Acknowledgments XV
5. Illustrations XVII
6. Introduction 1
7. The Land and Its Improvements
8. Natural Conditions 15
9. Buildings 27
10. In the Towns 36
11. Monuments and Remains 48
12. The Wilderness 57
13. The Urban Scene 68
14. Work
15. Working on the Land 83
16. On the Water 105
17. Factory and Workshop 119
18. In the Ground 131
19. Trade 144
20. Everyday Life
21. At Home 165
22. Food and Drink 176
23. Pastimes 187
24. Animals 203
25. The People
26. Some Special People 215
27. The Young 227
28. Society 237
29. Famous and Unknown 248
30. Moving About
31. Transportation 263
32. Along the Road 274
33. Settled and Abandoned 286
34. Fortune 298
35. Higher Callings
36. Invention 311
37. Religion 321
38. Law and Order 342
39. The Big Event 356
40. The End
41. The End 377
42. State and City Guides Used in This Compilation 381
43. Index of Entries by State 385