Garbage in the Cities: Refuse, Reform, and the Environment (History of the Urban Environment)

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2004
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As recently as the 1880s, most American cities had no effective means of collecting and removing the mountains of garbage, refuse, and manure that clogged streets and overwhelmed the senses of residents. Martin Melosi offered the first history of efforts begun in the Progressive Era to clean up this mess.

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As recently as the 1880s, most American cities had no effective means of collecting and removing the mountains of garbage, refuse, and manure that clogged streets and overwhelmed the senses of residents. Martin Melosi offered the first history of efforts begun in the Progressive Era to clean up this mess.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Rev Ed
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 31 Dec 2004
ISBN 10: 0822958570
ISBN 13: 9780822958574

Garbage in the Cities: Refuse, Reform, and the Environment (History of the Urban Environment)

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