City Building on the Eastern Frontier

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"America's westward expansion involved more than pushing the frontier across the Mississippi toward the Pacific; it also consisted of urbanizing undeveloped regions of the colonial states. In 1810, New York's future governor DeWitt Clinton marveled that the "rage for erecting villages is a perfect mania." The development of Rochester and Syracuse illuminates the national experience of internal economic and cultural colonization during the first half of the nineteenth century. Architectural historian Diane Shaw examines the ways in which these new cities were shaped by a variety of constituents - founders, merchants, politicians, and settlers - as opportunities to extend the commercial and social benefits of the market economy and a merchant culture to America's interior. At the same time, she analyzes how these priorities resulted in a new approach to urban planning."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: City planning, united states,  Cities and towns, history,  Cities and towns, united states,  Architecture, united states,  City planning,  History,  Cities and towns,  Architecture,  Landscape architecture,  Geography,  City planning--history,  City planning--new york (state)--history--19th century,  Cities and towns--history,  Cities and towns--new york (state)--history--19th century,  Architecture--history,  Architecture--new york (state)--history,  Architecture--new york (state)--history--19th century,  Ht167.n5 s53 2004,  307.1/216/097470909034