Beschreibung:
This highly successful short history of Cleveland has now been revised and brought up to date through 1996, the bicentennial year, including two new chapters, and new illustrations and charts.
Part One: A Commercial Hamlet is Founded1.Founding and Formation of the Settlement: 1796-18002.Survival Assured: 1800-18113.Hamlet as Village: 1812-1824Part Two: Commercial Village to Commercial City4.Canal Village to Provincial Center: 1825-18455.A National Urban Center Emerges: 1845-1860Part Three: Rise of the Industrial City6.A City Transformed: 1860-18697.The Industrial Age: 1870-18998.The Progressive Years: 1900-19149.Metropolitan Expansion: 1915-1929Part Four: Toward the Postindustrial City10.An End to Prosperity: 1930-193911.War and Renewal: 1940-194912.Exodus and Decline: 1950-196513.The Loss of Confidence: 1966-197914.Comeback City?: 1980-1989Epilogue, 1990-1996