| Minneapolis in the Twentieth Century: The Growth of an American City Contributor(s): Nathanson, Iric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873517253 ISBN-13: 9780873517256 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: Flavored with contemporary newspaper quotations and illustrated with period images, this political history inspires greater understanding of a preeminent American city. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Political Science | American Government - State |
| Dewey: 977.657 |
| LCCN: 2009023491 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-Wi - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Today, Minneapolis is considered one of the most desirable places to live in the United States. However, like most cities, Minneapolis has its own checkered history. Iric Nathanson shines a light in dark corners of the city's past, exploring corruption that existed between the police department and city hall, brutal suppression of Depression-era unions, and reports on anti-Semitism at midcentury. Still other subjects that on the surface seem disparaging offer the city's residents an opportunity to shine. Community leaders make a difference during the "long, hot summer" of 1967, when racial violence exploded across the country. Concerned neighbors guide transportation policy from more and bigger highways to forward-looking light rail transit. A forgotten riverfront is transformed into a magnet for people wishing to live and play at the site of the city's earliest successes. Nathanson skillfully tells these stories and more, always with an eye toward how noteworthy characters, plotlines, and scenes helped create the Minneapolis we know today. |