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Description edit
-An illuminating look at how artificial lighting transformed urban life in America.- Today's cities shine brightly at night, illuminated by millions of street lamps, neon signs, and incandescent and fluorescent bulbs burning in the windows of office blocks, apartment buildings, and homes. ... read more
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First Sentence edit
I offer there a brief history of public lighting in American cities from the mid-nineteenth century though to the mid-twentieth century.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John A. Jakle (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 628.950973
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