Liberal Dreams and Nature's Limits: Great Cities of North America Since 1600

by James T. Lemon

Book Overview

On the agricultural frontier and through technological progress, Europeans and others and their descendants have sought to fulfill their dreams of improvement. Through businesses, governments, and other bodies, city dwellers expedited these desires by organizing settlements, communications, trade, finance, and manufacturing. In turn, cities grew mightily. To assess the present condition of cities, Liberal Dreams and Nature's Limits focuses on five...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556356943
• ISBN13: 9781556356940
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 10.0"