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Author

Baldwin, Peter C., 1962-

Title In the watches of the night [electronic resource] : life in the nocturnal city, 1820-1930 / Peter C. Baldwin.

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Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2012.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	284 p.
Series	Historical studies of urban America
	Historical studies of urban America.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Nightlife -- United States -- History.
	Night work -- United States -- History.
	Municipal lighting -- United States -- History.
	Cities and towns -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780226036021 (cloth alk. paper)
	0226036022 (cloth alk. paper)
	9780226036038 (electronic bk.)