California Dreaming: Boosterism, Memory, and Rural Suburbs in the Golden State (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781938228865)

At the turn of the 20th century, the California dream was a suburban ideal where life on the farm was exceptional. Agrarian virtue existed alongside good roads, social clubs, cultural institutions, and business commerce. The California suburban dream was the ultimate symbol of progress and modernity. "California Dreaming: Boosterism, Memory, and Rural Suburbs in the Golden State" analyzes the growth, promotion, and agricultural colonization that fed this dream during the early 1900s. Through this analysis, Paul J.P. Sandul introduces a newly identified rural suburban type: the agriburb, a rural suburb deliberately planned, developed, and promoted for profit. Sandul reconceptualizes California's growth during this time period, establishing the agriburb as a suburban phenomenon that occurred long before the booms of the 1920s and 1950s.

Author: Paul J. P. Sandul
ISBN-10: 1938228863
ISBN-13: 9781938228865
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2014
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d