Becoming Metropolitan

Becoming MetropolitanDescription by Nathaniel D. Wood Hardcover The Age of Great Cities erupted in East Central Europe in the last quarter of the 19th century as migrants poured into imperial and regional capitals. For citizens of places like Cracow, discovering and enacting metropolitan identities reinforced their break from a provincial past while affirming their belonging to modern European civilization. Strolling the city streets, sipping coffee in cafes, riding the

huge levels of manpower and materiel desperately needed elsewhere

An eloquent witness and keen observer

and success

unimpeachable sources―such as sworn testimony by soldiers who survived the ordeal―to correct the myths and legends and to reveal what really happened in the Argonne Forest during early October 1918

which includes a sampling of dispatches and 42 field photographs

this indispensable volume is again available in paperback for students and general readers

Elizabeth Cobbs reveals the challenges they faced in a war zone where male soldiers wooed

She wants to help him

This poster features a reproduction of the 1917 poster soliciting the purchase of bonds to support the U

and more—all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history

and writers drawn into the heart of the chaos

From Ferguson to the Occupied Territories of Palestine