In the Watches of the Night : Life in the Nocturnal City, 1820-1930.

By:

Baldwin, Peter C, 1962-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Historical studies of urban AmericaPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (293 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780226036038
0226036030
9786613344779
661334477X
1283344777
9781283344777

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: In the Watches of the Night : Life in the Nocturnal City, 1820-1930.DDC classification:

306.760973/09034

LOC classification:

HT123

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Contents:

1. Making Night Hideous; 2. Lighting the Heart of Darkness; 3. Quitting Time; 4. Recreations and Dissipations; 5. After Midnight; 6. Nightmen; 7. Incessance; 8. Mashers, Owl Cars, and Night Hawks; 9. Night Life in the Electric City; 10. Regulated Night; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index.

Summary: Before skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of the sun. But over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, new technologies began to light up streets, sidewalks, buildings, and public spaces. Peter C. Baldwin's evocative book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period, visiting a host of actors - scavengers, newsboys, and mashers alike - in the nocturnal city. Baldwin examines work, crime, transportation, and leisure as he moves through the gaslight era, exploring the s.

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Before skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of the sun. But over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, new technologies began to light up streets, sidewalks, buildings, and public spaces. Peter C. Baldwin's evocative book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period, visiting a host of actors - scavengers, newsboys, and mashers alike - in the nocturnal city. Baldwin examines work, crime, transportation, and leisure as he moves through the gaslight era, exploring the s.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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