High Hopes
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Mark Goldman is Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, Empire State College, State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Mark Goldman is Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, Empire State College, State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Pan American Exposition: World's Fair as Historical Metaphor
2. Ups and Downs During the Early Years of the Nineteenth Century
3. The Impact of Commerce and Manufacturing on Mid-Nineteenth Century Buffalo
4. Ethnics: Germans, Irish, and Blacks
5. Buffalo's WASPs Respond to Change
6. The Coming of Industry
7. The Response to Industrialization: Life and Labor, Values and Beliefs
8. The Changing Structure of the City: Neighborhoods and the Rise of Downtown
9. Ethnics and the Economy During World War I and the 1920s
10. Buffalo defaults: The City During the Depression and World War II
11. Paranoia: The Fear of Outsiders and Radicals During the 1950s and 1960s
12. Praying for a Miracle
Conclusion: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York
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