Arthur schlesinger sr. biography

Here is the product of Arthur Schlesinger's determination to bring to life the ordinary lives and concerns of Americans in the mid-to-late 18th century. This is a book for the increasing number of Americans who, in recent years, have become curious about their nation's roots. This is a reproduction of a book published before This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc.

We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

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We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Arthur Meier Schlesinger was one of the most influential historians of the first half of the twentieth century. He encouraged new approaches to the study of history, and he played a founding role in the study of the city in American culture.

His classic work, The Rise of the City, was first published in and was reprinted repeatedly during the next forty years. Beginning in the rural South and West and concluding with the triumph of urban civilization. Schlesinger definitively chronicled the fundamental shift from America as a rural agricultural society to America as an urban industrial center.

He further suggested that the cities, not Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier, have shaped our nation's story. Andrea Tuttle Kornbluh has written a new introduction's story. Andrea Tuttle Kornbluh has written a new introduction for this edition, placing Schlesinger's achievements in the context of the development of American urban studies.

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