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This award-winning book, which became the subject of an award-winning public television documentary, is now updated and expanded for its 20th anniversary.
It was the first comprehensive historical analysis of East St. Louis, Illinois. It helped define industrial suburbs in the urban literature. Long out-of-print, the book nonetheless has been a foundation for considerable subsequent work on the city’s experience. Now, here is a new edition for a new generation of students, scholars, and people who care.
This edition has all new illustrations and infographics, including never-before-published images from the city’s history. It features an added chapter of essays, as well as a compendium of facts and figures that will make it continue to be the foremost reference book on this important place.
This award-winning book, which became the subject of an award-winning public television documentary, is now updated and expanded for its 20th anniversary.
It was the first comprehensive historical analysis of East St. Louis, Illinois. It helped define industrial suburbs in the urban literature. Long out-of-print, the book nonetheless has been a foundation for considerable subsequent work on the city’s experience. Now, here is a new edition for a new generation of students, scholars, and people who care.
This edition has all new illustrations and infographics, including never-before-published images from the city’s history. It features an added chapter of essays, as well as a compendium of facts and figures that will make it continue to be the foremost reference book on this important place.