Program

Research Programs: Humanities, Science, and Technology

Period of Performance

7/1/1992 - 12/31/1993

Funding Totals (outright + matching)

$114,000.00 (approved)
$80,888.00 (awarded)


The Browning of Philadelphia, 1682-1801: Technology and Nature in the Making of the American City

FAIN: RH-21080-92

A. Michal McMahon
Unaffiliated Independent Scholar (Morgantown, WV 26505-0000)

To support the research and writing of a book on the history of the growth of Philadelphia in the 18th century, that will focus on technical solutions to environmental problems associated with rapid urban development.