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Author:
Esperdy, Gabrielle M. author.
Title:
American autopia : an intellectual history of the American roadside at midcentury / Gabrielle Esperdy.
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xv, 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Automobiles--History--United States--History--20th century.
Automobiles--History--United States--History--20th century.
Cultural landscapes--United States.
Automobiles--Environmental aspects.
Automobiles--Social aspects.
Cultural landscapes.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The car and what came of it -- Roadside metropolis -- Autopia and its discontents -- Learning from autopia -- The twilight of autopia.
Series:
Midcentury : architecture, landscape, urbanism, and design
ISBN:
0813942950
9780813942957
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1091587382
LCCN:
2019014784
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

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