| Brockport in the Age of Modernization 1866-1916 Contributor(s): Andrews, William G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1634990544 ISBN-13: 9781634990547 Publisher: America Through Time OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 974.788 |
| LCCN: 2021275765 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Brockport in the Age of Modernization is a case study of the transformation of an American village between 1866, the first year after the Civil War, and 1916, the last year before American entry in World War I. Fifteen activities are studied to show the process through which that transformation took place. They include the arrival of bicycles, automobiles, electricity, telephones, higher education, a consolidated school, concrete sidewalks, hard-surfaced streets, a municipal sewer system, municipal water, the rebuilt Erie Canal, home mail delivery, a fire department, and an intercity trolley. Some came about easily, but others required long, difficult struggles. In no other period was the village so significantly transformed. Many other small towns in America likely underwent much the same process during that period. |
Contributor Bio(s): Andrews, William G.: - WILLIAM G. ANDREWS is a Political Science Professor emeritus at the SUNY College at Brockport. He is active in local civic affairs, including as Deputy Mayor/Trustee of the Village of Brockport, Village Historian emeritus, and Vice-Chair of the Historic Preservation Board. This is his seventh book on Brockport history and he is writing an eighth. |