Catalog of an exhibition being held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 8 to Aug. 17, 2003.

"A revelation of the drive and creative flux of the metropolis over time."--Nature "This is a must-read book for any city dweller with a voracious appetite for

Take an enthralling journey from the Stone Age onward, and see how our ancestors became great builders and rulers. They grew food, discovered metals, made tools

Introduces the daily lives of people who settled in the first cities in the United States, discussing houses, clothing, schools, and work.