"[Pauley's] portrait is a genuine labor of love. Midwest history buffs will enjoy this tremendously."—Publishers Weekly
"Portrait of a City, with its old-time version formulated from historical tidbits, provides readers with Lincoln's background contextualized as a sweet educational treat."—Amy Forss, Nebraska History
"Pauley has painted an interesting portrait of Nebraska’s capital city during the very early days of our statehood."—Jean A. Lukesh, Roundup Magazine
“Do you ever feel that the world is changing so quickly that it's hard to keep up? People living a century ago often felt the same way. Historian Bruce Pauley has created a vivid portrait of daily life in Lincoln, Nebraska, during a period of rapid social and technological transformation.”—David L. Bristow, editor of Nebraska History magazine
“Portrait of a City offers abundant surprises for readers who may think of Lincoln only as the state capital and home of Husker football. Mining wide-ranging sources, Bruce Pauley combines scholarly rigor with lively narrative to illuminate a city undergoing dramatic changes—and confronting challenges still present today—in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book deserves the attention and appreciation of all Nebraskans.”—Mark R. Scherer, coauthor of Echo of Its Time: The History of the Federal District Court of Nebraska, 1867–1933
