Snow in the Cities: A History of America's Urban Response
Author:   Blake McKelvey
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:  

9781878822543


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   07 December 1995
Format:   Hardback
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Snow in the Cities: A History of America's Urban Response


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Author:   Blake McKelvey
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   University of Rochester Press
Dimensions:   Width: 35.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 54.90cm
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9781878822543


ISBN 10:   1878822543
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   07 December 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Snowstorms in pedestrian towns, 1620-1800; sleighbells and steam whistles in the snow, 1800-1870; storm warnings, snow ploughs and blizzards, 1870-1890; from snow-ploughing to snow removal, 1890-1925; snow-fighting in motorized cities, 1925-1955; snow-fighting in a metropolitan era, 1955-1966; urban snow problems wickedly shared.

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Snow in the Cities is filled with interesting titbits and little known facts...McKelvey gives a useful chronicle of the evolution of the technology of snow removal...Snow in the Cities is a delightful book. It's a good read. URBAN HISTORY, Vol 25, #1


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