Expanding the American dream : building and rebuilding Levittown / Barbara M. Kelly ; [with a foreword by William R. Taylor].

Main entry:

Kelly, Barbara M.

Title & Author:

Expanding the American dream : building and rebuilding Levittown / Barbara M. Kelly ; [with a foreword by William R. Taylor].

Publication:

Description:

xi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

SUNY series in the new cultural history

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-275) and index.
Introduction -- Construction -- The plan in the planned community -- Houses fit for heroes -- The house becomes a home -- Expanding the American dream -- A closer look -- Myths and meanings -- The politics of house and home -- Postscript -- Appendix I: The sale of the rental units -- Appendix II: The women's congress on housing -- Appendix III: Comparative social statistics on Levittown over time.

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ISBN:

0791412873
9780791412879
0791412881 (pbk.)
9780791412886 (pbk.)

Subject:

Suburban homes New York (State) Levittown.
Planned communities New York (State) Levittown.
Architects and housing developers New York (State) Levittown.
Architecture and society New York (State) Levittown.
Maisons de banlieue New York (État) Levittown.
Collectivités nouvelles New York (État) Levittown.
Architectes et promoteurs résidentiels New York (État) Levittown.
Architecture et société New York (État) Levittown.
Architects and housing developers.
Architecture and society.
Planned communities.
Suburban homes.
Wohnsiedlung
Siedlungsplanung
Wohnungspolitik
New York (State) Levittown.
Levittown, NY

Added entries:

Taylor, William R. (William Robert), 1922-2014, writer of foreword.
SUNY series in the new cultural history.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 87431
Call No.: ID:93-B2101
Status: Available

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