The Closing of the Metropolitan Frontier: Cities of the Prairie Revisited

by Daniel J. Elazar, Rozann Rothman, Stephen L. Schechter

This work examines various mid-sized cities such as Duluth, Minnesota and Springfield, Illinois and assesses how they adapted to change during the period after World War II through to the Nixon years. The role of federal and state governments as instruments of change is also investigated.

310 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000