Rochester: The Water-Power City, 1812-1854 (Rochester Public Library, Kate Gleason Fund Publications Number One [1])

xvi, 383 pp. Includes fold-out survey map by James Geddes. CONTENTS: Geologic and Human Background; The Lower Genesee Settlements: 1808-1815; The Establishment of Rochesterville: 1815-1818; The Boom Town: 1818-1828: Population and Economic Growth; Organization of the Boom Town: 1817-1828; Social and Political Upheaval: 1818-1829; Creating a City: 1829-1834; Flour City: Prosperity and Adversity: 1834-1850; Civic and Institutional Affairs: 1834-1850; Social and Cultural Expression: 1834-1850; Toward Urban Maturity: 1850-1854; Index.