The History of the United States, 2nd Edition. Episode 58, City Life.

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FilmPublisher number: 11473652 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2003Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Allen C. Guelzo, Gary W. Gallagher, Patrick N. AllitSummary: American cities were often badly planned and became overcrowded with ethnic and linguistic neighborhoods. Cities were severely polluted with smoke and ash; contaminated water supplies, poor sanitation, and large numbers of horses worsened public health conditions and shortened life expectancy. Reformers tried to Americanize urban immigrants and campaigned for city government reform.

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Allen C. Guelzo, Gary W. Gallagher, Patrick N. Allit

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American cities were often badly planned and became overcrowded with ethnic and linguistic neighborhoods. Cities were severely polluted with smoke and ash; contaminated water supplies, poor sanitation, and large numbers of horses worsened public health conditions and shortened life expectancy. Reformers tried to Americanize urban immigrants and campaigned for city government reform.

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