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Autore |
Hart John Fraser |
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Titolo |
The Unknown world of the mobile home / / John Fraser Hart, Michelle J. Rhodes and John T. Morgan, with the cartographic collaboration of Mark B.Lindberg |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (159 p.) |
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Collana |
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Creating the North American landscape |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RhodesMichelle J. <1972-> |
MorganJohn (John T.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mobile homes - United States |
Mobile home living - United States |
Mobile home industry - United States |
Mobile home parks - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-138) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part One - Background -- Prologue -- Trailers -- Trailer Parks -- The War Years -- Mobile Homes -- The HUD Code -- New Models -- Siting Mobile Homes -- Part Two - Single-Siteds -- Where Are They? -- The Lexington Hexagon -- Northern New Mexico -- Mercer County, North Dakota -- Upstate New York -- Adams County, Wisconsin -- Spersopolis -- The Coal Field -- Part Three - Side by Side -- The Mountain West -- Filling in the Flathead -- A Snapshot of Evergreen -- Boom and Bust in Western Montana -- The Changing ''Small''-Town West -- Part Four - Parks -- Mobile Home Parks, Utilitarian to Upscale -- The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area -- Southwestern Kansas -- Long Neck -- Florida -- Southern California -- Part Five - Conclusions & -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With a wealth of detail and illustrations, The Unknown World of the Mobile Home provides readers with an in-depth look into this variation on the American dream. |
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