books.google.ca - "Lawrence Larsen and his wife Barbara Cottrell have written a marvelous urban biography. They have done what other historians often fail to do-relate local happenings to the larger regional and national picture. And Larsen and Cottrell have skillfully used sophisticated historical works and concepts,...http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Gate_City.html?id=5Z0_YyXVUsUC&q=economic&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Gate City
