In this biography of the Sellers, a family who played a prominent role in Philadelphia’s industrial development, Vitiello (city planning and urban studies, U. of Pennsylvania) focuses on the
roles brothers Samuel and George and their descendants played in the city’s economic boom in the 19th century in order to shed light on the decline of such US cities in the 20th century. He
links the family’s declining fortunes to the de-industrialization of the city and the nation. Period maps and photographs are included. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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