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Raum, Elizabeth

Birth and Death of a City

32 pp. | Raintree | August, 2006 | Library ISBN 1-4109-2597-8 $28.21 | Paper ISBN 1-4109-2626-5 $7.99
(4) 4-6 Fusion series. This slim, easy-to-read volume uses the examples of San Francisco and Bodie, California (a ghost town), to highlight the development and devolution of cities. Subjects include "Facing Disaster" and "The Life of a City." The writing can be awkward and choppy, but the information is solid. Many well-captioned photographs and some drawings and diagrams decorate the pages. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

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