Where the River Burned: Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland
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In the 1960s, Cleveland suffered through racial violence, spiking crime rates, and a shrinking tax base, as the city lost jobs and population. Rats infested an expanding and decaying ghetto, Lake Erie appeared to be dying, and dangerous air pollution hung over the city. Such was the urban crisis in the "Mistake on the Lake." When the Cuyahoga River caught fire in the summer of 1969, the city was at its nadir, polluted and impoverished, struggling...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801453615
ISBN13:9780801453618
Release Date:May 2015
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
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