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02848aam a2200421 a 4500 001 8FD62C3C21D511E89CD8FA4797128E48 003 SILO 005 20180307010114 006 m d 007 cr zn||||||||| 008 080619s1998 caua sbe 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1849723362 020 $a 9781849723367 035 $a (OCoLC)436850690 040 $d SILO 245 00 $a Encyclopedia of urban America $h [electronic resource] : $b the cities and suburbs / $c Neil Larry Shumsky, editor. 260 $a Santa Barbara, Calif. : $b ABC-CLIO, $c c1998. 300 $a 2 v. (xl, 974 p.) : $b ill. ; $c 28 cm. 500 $a Title supplied by vendor. 500 $a Includes graphical cross-reference mapper. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a vol. 1. A-L -- vol. 2. M-Z. 506 $c Access restricted to subscribers. 516 $a Text (online database). 520 1 $a "This unique work analyzes urban America in a series of 547 signed articles. Biographical articles include Jane Addams, Marion Barry, Al Capone, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lewis Mumford, and Lincoln Steffens, while topical entries cover mass transit, social welfare, residential construction, mill towns, and boom towns. Others deal with religious, racial and ethnic topics such as Shaker villages, Native Americans, African-American towns, and African Americans in cities. A bibliography follows each article, and the book concludes with an extensive 9-page selected bibliography on urban America. This work provides a comprehensive view of the colorful past of American cities and discusses current problems faced by modern cities and suburbs. Large public, college, and university libraries will find this a very useful tool".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA. 533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b London : $c Credo Reference Ltd., $d 2008. $n Access may be limited to Credo Reference affiliated libraries. $n Access may be limited to Credo Reference affiliated libraries. 538 $a Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 650 0 $a Cities and towns $z United States $v Encyclopedias. 650 0 $a Suburbs $z United States $v Encyclopedias. 650 0 $a Cities and towns $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Suburbs $z United States $x History. 700 1 $a Shumsky, Neil L., $d 1944- $4 edt 710 2 $a Credo Reference (Firm) 776 0 $t Encyclopedia of urban America. $d Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1998 $w (OCoLC)39615006 $z 0874368464 856 40 $3 Credo Reference $u http://www.credoreference.com/book/abcurban $z Click here for the electronic version 941 $a 1 952 $l IBAX173 $d 20180307023025.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8FD62C3C21D511E89CD8FA4797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search