Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Pan American Exposition: World's Fair as Historical Metaphor 2. Ups and Downs During the Early Years of the Nineteenth Century 3. The Impact of Commerce and Manufacturing on Mid-Nineteenth Century Buffalo 4. Ethnics: Germans, Irish, and Blacks 5. Buffalo's WASPs Respond to Change 6. The Coming of Industry 7. The Response to Industrialization: Life and Labor, Values and Beliefs 8. The Changing Structure of the City: Neighborhoods and the Rise of Downtown 9. Ethnics and the Economy During World War I and the 1920s 10. Buffalo defaults: The City During the Depression and World War II 11. Paranoia: The Fear of Outsiders and Radicals During the 1950s and 1960s 12. Praying for a Miracle Conclusion: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author

Mark Goldman is Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, Empire State College, State University of New York at Buffalo.