From our intro Pennsylvania module, it is apparent that Quakers and Quakerism, a religion, was responsible for the founding of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. That will
Category: Early Growth of Northern Big Cities
2. Pennsylvania Settlement Pattern (Migration, Time, Geography) and Political Culture
So what do you, the reader, know about Pennsylvania/Philadelphia’colonial political/economic development? Well it was a colony (actually Province in the British lexicon) created by William
the First Political Machines: Philadelphia Gas House Gang 1841 and the Pennsylvania State House Gang–An Early Version
Political Machines: Monkey Wrench or People-Based Economic Development Mention the words “political machine” and visions dance in one’s head of Tammany Hall, the Tweed
the Gilded Age Jurisdictional Policy System: An Opening Intro from Early Version
the Gilded Age Jurisdictional Policy System: Jon C. Teaford observed thatthe Gilded Age city did better than contemporary history admits. The “perfect storm” of
The Early Version of Evolution of City Governance to the Gilded Age–Medieval Cities and Push Back to Dillon’s Law
The Post-Civil War Jurisdictional Policy Process Evolution An historical model of a policy area’s policy process presumes one exists in some form. To accommodate
The Early Industrial City Growth and the Physical Landscape: Transportation Innovation, Suburbs, development of Suburban Autonomy
The Industrial City: Growth and the Physical Landscape, In this section, the history emphasizes physical growth and development of the industrial city’s (Big Cities)
Ron W. Coan 