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<p>Cairo, Illinois, at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, was a city favored by geography and climate. It was founded in the early 1800s on great expectations. Its location at the head of major rivers navi­gable both summer and winter and its proximity to coal fields generated predictions that Cairo would soon surpass Louisville, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and even Chicago. Yet it failed to realize the success its promoters believed inevitable.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Using mainly primary sources such as newspapers, city council records, and census data, Herman R. Lantz has traced the history of the city and has pinpointed the economic, social, and psychological factors that helped to retard Cairoâs progress while other cities with the same, or even fewer, advantages flourished. The result is an important socio-historical contribution that attempts to explore the process of community failure in the perspective of national success.</p>

Author

Professor Herman R. Lantz M.A. Ph.D.; Oscar Handlin

Publisher

Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780809305162

Subjects

Sociology, Economics, Political Science

Updated

2026-03-24