In the watches of the night : life in the nocturnal city, 1820-1930 Peter C. Baldwin. text
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TextSeries: Historical studies of urban AmericaPublication details: Chicago ; London University of Chicago Press c2012Description: 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780226036021 (cloth : alk. paper); 0226036022 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Nightlife - United States - History | Cities and towns - United States - History - 19th century | Municipal lighting - United States - History | Night work - United States - HistoryDDC classification: 307.76 BAL
Contents:
Making night hideous -- Lighting the heart of darkness -- Quitting time -- Recreations and dissipations -- After midnight -- Nightmen -- Incessance -- Mashers, owl cars, and night hawks -- Night life in the electric city -- Regulated night.
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<p>Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-273) and index.</p>
Making night hideous -- Lighting the heart of darkness -- Quitting time -- Recreations and dissipations -- After midnight -- Nightmen -- Incessance -- Mashers, owl cars, and night hawks -- Night life in the electric city -- Regulated night.
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