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Building the Dream: A Social History of Housing in America
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Title: Building the Dream: A Social History of Housing in America
Author: Gwendolyn Wright
ISBN: 0262730642
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 1983
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
Number of Pages: 329
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: The evolution of housing in America. This book is concerned essentially with the model of domestic environment in this country, as it has evolved from colonial architecture through current urban projects. Beginning with Puritan townscape, topics include urban row housing, Big House and slave quarters, factory housing, rural cottages, Victorian suburbs, urban tenements, apartment life, bungalows, company towns, planned residential communities, public housing for the poor, suburban sprawl.
Author: Gwendolyn Wright
ISBN: 0262730642
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 1983
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
Number of Pages: 329
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: The evolution of housing in America. This book is concerned essentially with the model of domestic environment in this country, as it has evolved from colonial architecture through current urban projects. Beginning with Puritan townscape, topics include urban row housing, Big House and slave quarters, factory housing, rural cottages, Victorian suburbs, urban tenements, apartment life, bungalows, company towns, planned residential communities, public housing for the poor, suburban sprawl.
