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Jon C. Teaford is professor emeritus in the History Department at Purdue University. [1] He specializes in American urban history and early on in his career he specialized in legal history.

Teaford became interested in history at a young age, stemming from his fascination with president Theodore Roosevelt. [2] He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1973; his dissertation, The Municipal Revolution in America: Origins of Modern Urban Government, 1650–1825, was also published as a book in 1975. [3] Many of his books received critical acclaim. He retired in 2003. [2] In 2011–2012 he served as president of the Urban History Association. [4]

Books

  • Teaford, Jon (1975) The Municipal Revolution in America: Origins of Modern Urban Government, 1650–1825. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. [3]
  • Teaford, Jon (1979) City and Suburb: The Political Fragmentation of Metropolitan America, 1850–1970. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. [5]
  • Teaford, Jon (1984) The Unheralded Triumph: City Government in America, 1870–1900. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. [6]
  • Teaford, Jon (1986) The Twentieth-Century American City: Problem, Promise, and Reality. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 3rd ed., 2016. [7]
  • Teaford, Jon (1993) Cities of the Heartland: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Midwest. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. [8]
  • Teaford, Jon (1996) Post-Suburbia: Government and Politics in the Edge Cities Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. (2nd ed., 2019)
  • Teaford, Jon (2006) The Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America. New York: Columbia University Press. [9]
  • Teaford, Jon (2008) The American Suburb: The Basics. New York: Routledge. [10]

References

  1. ^ "Jon C. Teaford, Professor Emeritus", Faculty directory, Purdue University College of Liberal Arts, retrieved 2018-08-03
  2. ^ a b Szczepanski, Sarah (October 25, 2001), "Professor uses enthusiasm to relay knowledge to students", Purdue Exponent
  3. ^ a b Reviews of The Municipal Revolution in America:
  4. ^ Past leadership, Urban History Association, retrieved 2018-08-03
  5. ^ Reviews of City and Suburb:
  6. ^ Reviews of The Unheralded Triumph:
  7. ^ Reviews of The Twentieth-Century American City:
  8. ^ Reviews of Cities of the Heartland:
  9. ^ Reviews of The Metropolitan Revolution:
  10. ^ Reviews of The American Suburb:


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jon C. Teaford is professor emeritus in the History Department at Purdue University. [1] He specializes in American urban history and early on in his career he specialized in legal history.

Teaford became interested in history at a young age, stemming from his fascination with president Theodore Roosevelt. [2] He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1973; his dissertation, The Municipal Revolution in America: Origins of Modern Urban Government, 1650–1825, was also published as a book in 1975. [3] Many of his books received critical acclaim. He retired in 2003. [2] In 2011–2012 he served as president of the Urban History Association. [4]

Books

  • Teaford, Jon (1975) The Municipal Revolution in America: Origins of Modern Urban Government, 1650–1825. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. [3]
  • Teaford, Jon (1979) City and Suburb: The Political Fragmentation of Metropolitan America, 1850–1970. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. [5]
  • Teaford, Jon (1984) The Unheralded Triumph: City Government in America, 1870–1900. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. [6]
  • Teaford, Jon (1986) The Twentieth-Century American City: Problem, Promise, and Reality. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 3rd ed., 2016. [7]
  • Teaford, Jon (1993) Cities of the Heartland: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Midwest. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. [8]
  • Teaford, Jon (1996) Post-Suburbia: Government and Politics in the Edge Cities Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. (2nd ed., 2019)
  • Teaford, Jon (2006) The Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America. New York: Columbia University Press. [9]
  • Teaford, Jon (2008) The American Suburb: The Basics. New York: Routledge. [10]

References

  1. ^ "Jon C. Teaford, Professor Emeritus", Faculty directory, Purdue University College of Liberal Arts, retrieved 2018-08-03
  2. ^ a b Szczepanski, Sarah (October 25, 2001), "Professor uses enthusiasm to relay knowledge to students", Purdue Exponent
  3. ^ a b Reviews of The Municipal Revolution in America:
  4. ^ Past leadership, Urban History Association, retrieved 2018-08-03
  5. ^ Reviews of City and Suburb:
  6. ^ Reviews of The Unheralded Triumph:
  7. ^ Reviews of The Twentieth-Century American City:
  8. ^ Reviews of Cities of the Heartland:
  9. ^ Reviews of The Metropolitan Revolution:
  10. ^ Reviews of The American Suburb:



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