{"product_id":"first-city-9780812219425","title":"First City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering more than two centuries of social, economic, and political change, and offering a challenging, innovative approach to urban as well national history, First City tells the Philadelphia story through the wealth of material culture its citizens have chosen to preserve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful volume, filled with stories of historical discovery, describing the preservation of Philadelphia's past for the benefit of all. . . . \u003ci\u003eFirst City\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-rate piece of historical interpretation that will be a great contribution to America's cultural history.\" * \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Early Republic\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"A synthetic history of what is arguably the nation's most historically conscious city. . . . It represents well the tensions and opportunities that await writers seeking to push the craft of history to a new level of self-awareness and creativity.\" * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkable book.\" * \u003ci\u003ePublic Historian\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Making History Matter\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 1. Pieces of the Colonial Past\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 2. Recalling a Commercial Seaport\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 3. The Revolution's Many Faces\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 4. A New City for a New Nation\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 5. A City in Flux\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 6. Reforming Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 7. In Civil War and Reconstruction\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 8. Workshop of the World, Schoolhouse of History\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 9. Restoring Memory\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Permissions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138176876887,"sku":"9780812219425","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812219425.jpg?v=1751918315","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/first-city-9780812219425","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}