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City of American Dreams: A History of Home Ownership and Housing Reform in Chicago, 1871-1919 - Historical Studies of Urban America Margaret Garb
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City of American Dreams: A History of Home Ownership and Housing Reform in Chicago, 1871-1919 - Historical Studies of Urban America
Margaret Garb
The housing market crash shattered Americans' boundless faith in home ownership. This title tells a history of our national obsession with real estate. It reveals that the aspiration for single-family home ownership was forged in impoverished immigrant neighborhoods in industrializing cities.
256 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 1, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226282091 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 510 g |
| Language | English |