Bibliograph

City by city, dispatches from the American metropolis, edited by Keith Gessen, Stephen Squibb

Type

Label

City by city, dispatches from the American metropolis, edited by Keith Gessen, Stephen Squibb

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

City by city

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

edited by Keith Gessen, Stephen Squibb

Sub title

dispatches from the American metropolis

Summary

"A collection of essays--historical and personal--about the present and future of American cities Edited by Keith Gessen and Stephen Squibb, City by City is a collection of essays--historical, personal, and somewhere in between--about the present and future of American cities. It sweeps from Gold Rush, Alaska, to Miami, Florida, encompassing cities large and small, growing and failing. These essays look closely at the forces--gentrification, underemployment, politics, culture, and crime--that shape urban life. They also tell the stories of citizens whose fortunes have risen or fallen with those of the cities they call home. A cross between Hunter S. Thompson, Studs Terkel, and the Great Depression-era WPA guides to each state in the Union, City by Citycarries this project of American storytelling up to the days of our own Great Recession"--, Provided by publisher"A collection of essays--historical and personal--about the present and future of American cities"--, Provided by publisher

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