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Author:
Baldwin, Peter C., 1962-
Title:
In the watches of the night : life in the nocturnal city, 1820-1930 / Peter C. Baldwin.
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
284 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Nightlife--United States--History.
Night work--United States--History.
Municipal lighting--United States--History.
Cities and towns--United States--History--19th century.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Making night hideous -- Lighting the heart of darkness -- Quitting time -- Recreations and dissipations -- After midnight -- Nightmen -- Incessance -- Mashers, owl cars, and night hawks -- Night life in the electric city -- Regulated night.
Series:
Historical studies of urban America
ISBN:
0226036022 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226036021 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)711050916
LCCN:
2011027441
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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