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Historic Cities of the Americas
David F. Marley
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Description for Historic Cities of the Americas
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1010 pages, 577. BIC Classification: 1KB; GBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 64. Weight in Grams: 2835.
With rare maps, prints, and photographs, this unique volume explores the dramatic history of the Americas through the birth and development of the hemisphere's great cities. Written by award-winning author David F. Marley, Historic Cities of the Americas covers the hard-to-find information of these cities' earliest years, including the unique aspects of each region's economy and demography, such as the growth of local mining, trade, or industry. The chronological layout, aided by the numerous maps and photographs, reveals the exceptional changes, relocations, destruction, and transformations these cities endured to become the metropolises they are today. Historic Cities of ... Read more provides over 70 extensively detailed entries covering the foundation and evolution of the most significant urban areas in the western hemisphere. Critically researched, this work offers a rare look into the times prior to Christopher Columbus' arrival in 1492 and explores the common difficulties overcome by these European-conquered or -founded cities as they flourished into some of the most influential locations in the world. Show Less
With rare maps, prints, and photographs, this unique volume explores the dramatic history of the Americas through the birth and development of the hemisphere's great cities. Written by award-winning author David F. Marley, Historic Cities of the Americas covers the hard-to-find information of these cities' earliest years, including the unique aspects of each region's economy and demography, such as the growth of local mining, trade, or industry. The chronological layout, aided by the numerous maps and photographs, reveals the exceptional changes, relocations, destruction, and transformations these cities endured to become the metropolises they are today. Historic Cities of ... Read more provides over 70 extensively detailed entries covering the foundation and evolution of the most significant urban areas in the western hemisphere. Critically researched, this work offers a rare look into the times prior to Christopher Columbus' arrival in 1492 and explores the common difficulties overcome by these European-conquered or -founded cities as they flourished into some of the most influential locations in the world. Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1010
Condition
New
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781576070277
SKU
V9781576070277
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About David F. Marley
David F. Marley is an award-winning historian who has lived and traveled extensively in Latin America since childhood. His published works include ABC-CLIO's Pirates and Privateers of the Americas.
Reviews for Historic Cities of the Americas
This is an important addition to the field of urban history of the Western Hemisphere and would find appreciative readers and researchers in larger public academic library collections.
Booklist
Aimed at a population of readers ranging from high school students to urban study specialists, the reference contains studies of 70 cities in the New World, covering their earliest ... Read more
Booklist
Aimed at a population of readers ranging from high school students to urban study specialists, the reference contains studies of 70 cities in the New World, covering their earliest ... Read more