| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 274 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
"To plant in towns" : Charles Towne at the founding of Carolina -- "A floating market" : commercial growth, urban growth -- "Stupendous works" : building urban dynamism into the Low country -- Urban households, economic opportunity, and social structure -- Criminal pleasures and charitable deeds : town and culture -- "A very essential service to this community" : the politics of the town |
| Summary |
In the colonial era, Charleston, South Carolina, was the largest city in the American South. From 1700 to 1775 its growth rate was exceeded in the New World only by that of Philadelphia. The first comprehensive study of this crucial colonial center, Building Charleston charts the rise of one of early America's great cities, revealing its importance to the evolution of both South Carolina and the British Atlantic world during the eighteenth century. --from publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-267) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
City planning -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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HISTORY -- United States -- Colonial Period (1600-1775)
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City planning
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Economic history
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Charleston (S.C.) -- Economic conditions
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Charleston (S.C.) -- Social conditions
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| Subject |
South Carolina -- Charleston
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009022222 |
| ISBN |
9780813928692 |
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0813928699 |
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1280490225 |
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9781280490224 |
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9786613585455 |
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6613585459 |
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