Carl Abbott

About The Author

Carl Abbott is professor of urban studies and planning at Portland State University and the coeditor of the Pacific Historical Review. He is the author of numerous books on urban history and the development of cities in the United States.

Books by Carl Abbott

How Cities Won the West

Four Centuries of Urban Change in Western North America

By Carl Abbott
The author traces the evolution of early frontier towns at the beginning of Western expansion to the thriving urban centers they have become today.
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