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  | | The American Journey(3rd Edition) A History Of The United States / Professional Edition by David R. Goldfield, Carl Abbott, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Peter H. Argersinger, William L. Barney, Robert M. Weir Hardcover, 847 Pages, Published 2004 by Prentice Hall College Div ISBN-13: 978-0-13-119433-5, ISBN: 0-13-119433-X "The teaching and learning classroom edition of The American Journey offers an exciting new approach for learning history." |
 | | How Cities Won the West Four Centuries of Urban Change in Western North America (Histories of the American Frontier) by Carl Abbott, William Cronon, Howard R. Lamar, Martin Ridge, David J. Weber Hardcover, 357 Pages, Published 2008 by University Of New Mexico Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-3312-4, ISBN: 0-8263-3312-5 "Cities rather than individual pioneers have been the driving force in the settlement and economic development of the western half of North America. Throughout the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, western urban centers served as starting points for conquest and settlement. As these frontier cities matured into metropolitan centers, they grew from imitators of eastern culture and outposts of eastern capital into independ ..." |
 | | The American Journey, Combined Brief Edition by Carl Abbott, David R. Goldfield, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Peter H. Argersinger, William L. Barney, Robert M. Weir, Michael F. Mulroy, William M. Barney, Pearson College Div Paperback, 686 Pages, Published 1998 by Prentice Hall College Div ISBN-13: 978-0-13-656653-3, ISBN: 0-13-656653-7 "This is the textbook that jolted me in to the love of learning in college! The "Journey" is just that! This text tells America's history like hot chocolate and a story! So VERY true!" |
 | | Essays on Sunbelt Cities and Recent Urban America(1st Edition) (Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures, published for the University of Texas at Arlington by Texas A&M University Press) by Kathleen Underwood, Robert Fisher, Carl Abbott, Robert B. Fairbanks, Raymond A. Mohl, Roger W. Lotchin, Zane L. Miller, Michael Fairbanks Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1989 by Texas A&M University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-89096-396-8, ISBN: 0-89096-396-7 "For centuries scholars have scrutinized the cities of the Old World, poking into ruins and libraries for unwritten and written clues to origins and demise. The American cities that have played major roles in the history of the United States have also had their share of study. But only recently have historians applied systematic analysis to what is now called the Sunbelt, where half the nation's ten largest cities are located--cities tha ..." |
 | | Planning the Oregon Way(1st Edition) A Twenty-Year Evaluation by Carl Abbott, Sy Adler, Deborah A. Howe, Deborah Howe Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 1994 by Oregon State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87071-381-1, ISBN: 0-87071-381-7 "Book by" |
 | | Toward One Oregon Rural-Urban Interdependence and the Evolution of a State by Bruce Weber, Michael Hibbard, Ethan Seltzer, Beth Emshoff, Carl Abbott, Richard A. Clucas, Joseph Cortright, Mark Henkels, David Holland, Paul Lewin, Shelia Martin, William G. Robbins, Bruce Sorte, Brent S. Steel Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2011 by Oregon State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87071-596-9, ISBN: 0-87071-596-8 "Every state in the nation has geographic divisions-upstate/downstate, urban/rural, major city/rest of the state-that loom large as barriers to common cause. Toward One Oregon examines the prospects for uniting one geographically diverse state in the years ahead. When Oregon became a state in 1859, its role in the nation and the global economy was quite different than it is today. Boundaries that made sense in the nineteenth century don' ..." |
 | | The American Journey(3rd Edition) A History of the United States, Teaching and Learning Classroom Combined Volume, by Carl Abbott, William L. Barney, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, David R. Goldfield, Peter H. Argersinger, Robert M. Weir, Jo Ann Argersinger, David Goldfield, William M. Barney Paperback, 847 Pages, Published 2004 by Prentice Hall ISBN-13: 978-0-13-150093-8, ISBN: 0-13-150093-7 "For freshman- and sophomore-level survey courses in U.S. History. To know history is to love history--This highly visual brief survey of U.S. History introduces students to the key features of American political, social, and economic history in a exciting new format designed to ignite in students a passion to know and love history the way that their professors do. The Teaching & Learning Classroom edition of the highly successful The A ..." |
 | | Greater Portland(1st Edition) Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest (Metropolitan Portraits) by Carl Abbott, Judith A. Martin Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2001 by University Of Pennsylvania Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8122-1779-7, ISBN: 0-8122-1779-9 "Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2001 It has been called one of the nation's most livable regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, hailed as a top spot to work, and favored as a great place to do business, enjoy the arts, pursue outdoor recreation, and make one's home. Indeed, years of cooperative urban planning between developers and those interested in ecology and habitability have tran ..." |
 | | The American Journey(2nd Edition) A History of the United States, Combined Volume by David R. Goldfield, Carl Abbott, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Robert M. Weir, Peter H. Argersinger, William M. Barney Hardcover, 1,168 Pages, Published 2000 by Prentice Hall College Div ISBN-13: 978-0-13-088243-1, ISBN: 0-13-088243-7 "For one and two-semester, freshman/sophomore-level U.S. History Survey courses. Written in a clear, engaging style with a straightforward chronological organization, The American Journey introduces students to the key features of American political, social, and economic history. It gives prominent coverage to the West and South and highlights the importance of religion in American history. It makes American history accessible with an a ..." |
 | | Genomic Instability and Immortality in Cancer Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Pezcoller Symposium Held in Trento, Italy, June 17-19, 1996 (Pezcoller Foundation Symposia) by Enrico Mihich, Leland Hartwell, Carl Abbott Hardcover, 262 Pages, Published 1997 by Kluwer Academic Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-306-45700-5, ISBN: 0-306-45700-8 "Roswell Park Cancer Inst., Buffalo, NY. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Pezcoller Symposium held June 17-19, 1996 in Trento, Italy. Presents advanced research on the genetic instability of neoplastic cells. DNLM: Neoplasms--genetics--congresses. " |
 | | Genomic Instability and Immortality in Cancer (Pezcoller Foundation Symposia) by Enrico Mihich, Leland Hartwell, Englishrico Mihich, Carl Abbott Paperback, 251 Pages, Published 1997 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-4613-7448-0, ISBN: 1-4613-7448-0 "The eighth Annual Pezcoller Symposium, entitled Genomic Instability and Immor tality in Cancer, was held in Trento, Italy, June 17-19, 1996 and was focused on the clari fication of the mechanisms of genetic instability, a characteristic of neoplastic cells which also determines tumor progression, and immortality consequent to the lack of susceptibil ity to mechanisms of maturations, senescence and/or apopt ..." |
 | | The Portland Edge(4th Edition) Challenges And Successes In Growing Communities by Connie P. Ozawa, Contributor-Alan Yeakley, Contributor-Mattew Witt, Contributor-Jennifer Dill, Contributor-Gerald Sussman, Contributor-Chet Orloff, Contributor-Carl Abbott, Contributor-Deborah Howe, Contributor-Nancy Chapman, Contributor-Hollie Lund, Contributor-Sy Adler, Contributor-John Provo, Contributor-Karen Gibson, Contributor-Tracy Prince, Contributor-Leslie Good, Contributor-Ethan Seltzer, Contributor-Heike Mayer, Steven Reed Johnson, J.R. Estes, Contributor-Steven Reed... Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 2004 by Island Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55963-687-2, ISBN: 1-55963-687-4 " Portland, Oregon, is often cited as one of the most livable cities in the United States and a model for "smart growth." At the same time, critics deride it as a victim of heavy-handed planning and point to its skyrocketing housing costs as a clear sign of good intentions gone awry. Which side is right? Does Portland deserve the accolades it has received, or has hype overshadowed the real story?In The Portland Edge, leading urban schol ..." |
 | | The American Journey A History of the United States : Brief Edition : Combined Volume by Carl Abbott, David R. Goldfield, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Peter H. Argersinger, William L. Barney, Robert M. Weir Paperback, Published 1999 by Prentice Hall College Div ISBN-13: 978-0-13-085792-7, ISBN: 0-13-085792-0 "The Brief Edition of The American Journey was created by rewriting and cutting to condense text, and by using fewer photographs, maps, and charts to illustrate the text. Volume I of The American Journey introduces readers to the key features of American political, social, and economic history from the 1600's to the Reconstruction, 1865-1877. Written in a clear, engaging style with a straightforward chronological organization, it provide ..." |
 | | Imagining Urban Futures Cities in Science Fiction and What We Might Learn from Them by Carl Abbott Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 2016 by Wesleyan ISBN-13: 978-0-8195-7671-2, ISBN: 0-8195-7671-9 "Carl Abbott, who has taught urban studies and urban planning in five decades, brings together urban studies and literary studies to examine how fictional cities in work by authors as different as E. M. Forster, Isaac Asimov, Kim Stanley Robinson, and China Miéville might help us to envision an urban future that is viable and resilient. Imagining Urban Futures is a remarkable treatise on what is best and strongest in urban theory and pr ..." |
 | | 20th Century America(1st Edition) A Social and Political History by David R. Goldfield, Carl E. Abbott, Peter H. Argersinger, Jo Ann Argersinger Paperback, 504 Pages, Published 2004 by Pearson/Prentice-Hall ISBN-13: 978-0-13-099514-8, ISBN: 0-13-099514-2 |
 | | Colorado(5th Edition) A History of the Centennial State, Fifth Edition by Carl Abbott, Thomas Jacob Noel, Stephen J. Leonard Paperback, 572 Pages, Published 2013 by University Press Of Colorado ISBN-13: 978-1-60732-226-9, ISBN: 1-60732-226-9 "Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from "Colorado: A History of the Centennial State". In the fifth edition, co-authors Carl Abbott, Stephen J Leonard, and Thomas J Noel incorporate recent events, scholarship, and insights about the state in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. The new edition tells of conflicts, shifting allia ..." |
 | | Frontiers Past and Future Science Fiction and the American West by Carl Abbott Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2006 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-1430-1, ISBN: 0-7006-1430-3 "Will the settlement of Mars prove much different from the settlement of the West? Look to science fiction master Kim Stanley Robinson for fascinating ideas; then turn to historian Carl Abbott for further insights.Over the last half-century, science fiction has witnessed increasing complexity in its treatments of future homesteading, community building, mining, and other themes familiar to western historians. Considering these common thr ..." |
 | | The Great Extravaganza(3rd Edition) Portland and the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Third Edition by Carl Abbott Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2004 by Oregon Historical Society ISBN-13: 978-0-87595-285-7, ISBN: 0-87595-285-2 "The Great Extravaganza details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905 from its planning stage, through the heady days of the fair, and into the decade of growth and prosperity that followed. Abbott captures the progressive sentiments that motivated early twentieth-century developers and politicians and the part the Exposition played in the development of Portland.Now in its third edition since its original publication in 1981, The Great ..." |
 | | Very Short Introductions Ser.(Illustrated) City Planning: a Very Short Introduction by Carl Abbott, Portland State University Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2020 by Oxford University Press Inc, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-19-094434-6, ISBN: 0-19-094434-X "Critic Lisa Peattie, an anthropologist attached to the planning team, characterized the contrast as the view from the barrio versus the view from the design studio. Or , as one Venezuelan economist put it, “no matter how well they plan it, people ..." |
 | | The Portland Edge(4th Edition) Challenges And Successes In Growing Communities by Alan Yeakley, Jennifer Dill, Mattew Witt, Gerald Sussman, Chet Orloff, Carl Abbott, Deborah Howe, Nancy Chapman, Hollie Lund, Sy Adler, John Provo, Karen Gibson, Tracy Prince, Leslie Good, Ethan Seltzer, Heike Mayer, Connie P. Ozawa, Steven Reed Johnson, J.R. Estes, Island Press Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2004 by Island Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55963-695-7, ISBN: 1-55963-695-5 " Portland, Oregon, is often cited as one of the most livable cities in the United States and a model for "smart growth." At the same time, critics deride it as a victim of heavy-handed planning and point to its skyrocketing housing costs as a clear sign of good intentions gone awry. Which side is right? Does Portland deserve the accolades it has received, or has hype overshadowed the real story?In The Portland Edge, leading urban schol ..." |
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