Cities of America

by Random House and Eric Inglefield

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517439328
• ISBN13: 9780517439326
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages

Customer Reviews

A celebration of American cities

Published in 1984, some of the information here will be well out of date, but it is still a fascinating book extolling the virtues of American cities, with informative text supported by great color photographs. In selecting the cities to be included, the author has considered their appeal to tourists and visitors as well as their size. Cities from all regions (but not all states) are represented. Looking at the complete list, I'm sure that residents of many other cities will be disappointed at the omission of their own city, but this book was never intended to be a comprehensive guide. Before we go any further, here's the list of cities covered. Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas / Fort Worth, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis / St Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Richmond, St Louis, St Petersburg / Tampa, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, Washington DC. Of course, the really famous cities such as New York, New Orleans, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco all get plenty of coverage. I wonder how different the section on New Orleans would be if a revised and updated edition were prepared now, especially given that the author likes to present everything in a positive light. We've all seen plenty of pictures of the famous cities and we all have some idea of what they have to offer (whether it is accurate or not), so maybe the real interest lies in the pages about cities included at the author's discretion. One of these discretionary cities is Savannah (Georgia). Apparently, tourism is one of Savannah's most important industries and the author certainly does a good job of encouraging potential visitors. The pictures of Johnson Square and the cotton exchange are impressive to say the least. I like the Town Hall Square in Leicester but it just doesn't compete. There are plenty of other American cities, bigger and better known than Savannah, that are omitted, but I'm glad Savannah was included. At around the time that I bought the book, I was considering emigration to America. I later discarded the idea, partly because I didn't really want to leave Britain (I`d miss the steeplechasing and much else besides), but partly because I would have had to learn to drive, something that I'd already tried and failed to achieve. I've never been to America even for a holiday, and it's unlikely now that I ever will, but there are a lot of places that I'd like to visit if I could. At least with this book, I can dream about some of them.