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ERIC Number: EJ425034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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DeWitt Clinton and the Rise of Urban New York.
Fuchs, David W.
OAH Magazine of History, v5 n2 p63-67 Fall 1990
Traces the life and career of DeWitt Clinton, who served as mayor of New York City, governor of New York, and U.S. senator. Stresses that Clinton deeply impacted the state and nation as the founder of New York City's public schools, as an advocate of higher education for women, and as a major figure in building the Erie Canal. (NL)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational History, Higher Education, Local History, Political Influences, Population Growth, Public Schools, Secondary Education, Social Action, Social Change, Social Studies, State History, United States History, Urban Studies, Urbanization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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