Author: Milwaukee (Wis.). Fire Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Annual Report of the Fire Department of the City of Milwaukee
Author: Milwaukee (Wis.). Fire Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
City-building In America
Author: Anthony M Orum
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429970145
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Why do some cities grow and expand, while others dwindle and decline? Why is Milwaukee a town of the past, while Minneapolis-St. Paul seems reborn and infused with future dynamism? And what do Milwaukee and the Twin Cities have to tell us about other cities' prospects, the trials and destinies of industrial Cleveland and post-industrial Austin? Anthony Orum's new book tells the story of these cities and, at the same time, of all cities. Here the urban past, present, and future are woven into one compelling tale. Orum traces the shift in the sources of urban growth from entrepreneurs to institutions and highlights the emergence of local government as a prominent force—indeed, as an institution—in shaping the trajectory of the urban industrial heartland. This complex trajectory includes all aspects of urban boom and bust: population trends, economic prosperity, politics and culture, as well as hard-to-pin-down qualities like a city's collective hope and vision. Interspersing social theory, historical ethnography, and comparative analysis to help explain the fates of different cities, Orum lucidly portrays factory openings, labor strikes, elections, evictions, urban blight, white flight, recession, and rejuvenation to show the core histories—and future shape—of cities beyond the particulars presented in these pages. The reader will discover the key people and politics of cities along with the forces that direct them. With a rich variety of sources including newspapers, diaries, census materials, maps, photo essays, and, perhaps most captivating, original oral histories, City-Building in America is ideal for anyone interested in urban transformation and for courses in urban sociology, urban politics, industrial sociology, social change, and social mobility.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429970145
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Why do some cities grow and expand, while others dwindle and decline? Why is Milwaukee a town of the past, while Minneapolis-St. Paul seems reborn and infused with future dynamism? And what do Milwaukee and the Twin Cities have to tell us about other cities' prospects, the trials and destinies of industrial Cleveland and post-industrial Austin? Anthony Orum's new book tells the story of these cities and, at the same time, of all cities. Here the urban past, present, and future are woven into one compelling tale. Orum traces the shift in the sources of urban growth from entrepreneurs to institutions and highlights the emergence of local government as a prominent force—indeed, as an institution—in shaping the trajectory of the urban industrial heartland. This complex trajectory includes all aspects of urban boom and bust: population trends, economic prosperity, politics and culture, as well as hard-to-pin-down qualities like a city's collective hope and vision. Interspersing social theory, historical ethnography, and comparative analysis to help explain the fates of different cities, Orum lucidly portrays factory openings, labor strikes, elections, evictions, urban blight, white flight, recession, and rejuvenation to show the core histories—and future shape—of cities beyond the particulars presented in these pages. The reader will discover the key people and politics of cities along with the forces that direct them. With a rich variety of sources including newspapers, diaries, census materials, maps, photo essays, and, perhaps most captivating, original oral histories, City-Building in America is ideal for anyone interested in urban transformation and for courses in urban sociology, urban politics, industrial sociology, social change, and social mobility.
Proceedings
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1198
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1198
Book Description
Annual Report of the United States Civil Service Commission
Author: United States Civil Service Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Annual Report - United States Civil Service Commission
Author: United States Civil Service Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Engines and Other Apparatus of the Milwaukee Fire Department
Author: Wayne Mutza
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476638861
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
The vehicles and other firefighting equipment of the Milwaukee Fire Department, like the department itself, are unique among the fire service. It built more of its own apparatus than any other American city and few can match the scope and character of apparatus used to serve and protect life and property in Milwaukee. Through detailed research, firsthand narratives, and captivating photos, the author walks the reader through the fascinating history of the incredible machines that served Cream City from the mid-nineteenth century to modern times. This volume traces the ever-changing face of Milwaukee's fire-fighting and life-saving equipment in parallel with the city's own history and growth. The fire department workshop's reputation for ingenuity is shown through its adaptations to disastrous fires that brought about changes in laws, economic growth and decline, the establishment of Milwaukee's ethnic neighborhoods, the difficult transition from horses to motorization, the wartime and post-war experience, the corporate world of apparatus manufacturers, and Milwaukee's fireboat fleet.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476638861
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
The vehicles and other firefighting equipment of the Milwaukee Fire Department, like the department itself, are unique among the fire service. It built more of its own apparatus than any other American city and few can match the scope and character of apparatus used to serve and protect life and property in Milwaukee. Through detailed research, firsthand narratives, and captivating photos, the author walks the reader through the fascinating history of the incredible machines that served Cream City from the mid-nineteenth century to modern times. This volume traces the ever-changing face of Milwaukee's fire-fighting and life-saving equipment in parallel with the city's own history and growth. The fire department workshop's reputation for ingenuity is shown through its adaptations to disastrous fires that brought about changes in laws, economic growth and decline, the establishment of Milwaukee's ethnic neighborhoods, the difficult transition from horses to motorization, the wartime and post-war experience, the corporate world of apparatus manufacturers, and Milwaukee's fireboat fleet.
State and Local Government Special Studies
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
State and Local Government Special Studies
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2238
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2238
Book Description
Municipal Reference Library Notes
Author: New York Public Library. Municipal Reference Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description