Brockport in the Age of Modernization 1866-1916

Author(s): William G. Andrews

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Series: America Through Time
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781634990547
Related Topics: America Through Time, New York, Mid-Atlantic

DESCRIPTION

Brockport in the Age of Modernization is a case study of the transformation of an American village between 1866, the first year after the Civil War, and 1916, the last year before American entry in World War I.

Fifteen activities are studied to show the process through which that transformation took place. They include the arrival of bicycles, automobiles, electricity, telephones, higher education, a consolidated school, concrete sidewalks, hard-surfaced streets, a municipal sewer system, municipal water, the rebuilt Erie Canal, home mail delivery, a fire department, and an intercity trolley.

Some came about easily, but others required long, difficult struggles. In no other period was the village so significantly transformed. Many other small towns in America likely underwent much the same process during that period.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

This remarkable array of images is put into context by a group of notable historians. Collaborating with senior author William G. Andrews of Brockport were Kathy Goetz of Sweden, Hazel Kleinbach of Clarkson, Eunice Chesnut of the Western Monroe County Historical Society, and Mary Jo Gigliotti and Jennifer Quigley of the State University College at Brockport. Around Brockport provides an attractive and revealing perspective on the history of this western New York State community.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781634990547
Publisher: America Through Time
Date: 07/30/2018
State: New York
Series: America Through Time
Images: 74 Black And White
Pages: 160
Dimensions: 6.25 (w) x 9.25 (h)

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