Civic wars : democracy and public life in the American city during the nineteenth century /
Mary P. Ryan.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c1997. Los Angeles University of California Press, c1997.
- xii, 376 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-362) and index.
0520204417 (alk. paper)
96025630
Political participation--History--United States--19th century. Political culture--History--United States--19th century. Democracy --History--United States--19th century. City and town life--History--United States--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--19th century. New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--To 1898. New Orleans (La.)--Politics and government--19th century. San Francisco (Calif.)--Politics and government--19th century.