{"product_id":"from-sun-cities-to-the-judith-ann-trolander-9780813044484","title":"From Sun Cities to the Villages: A History of Active Adult, Age-Restricted Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoungtown, Arizona, opened in 1954 and was the first development community to have a minimum age requirement (then 65) and to ban underage children as permanent residents. Developer Del Webb unveiled Sun City six years later. Adjacent to Youngtown, it offered modest homes abutting a golf course. In the ensuing decades, active adult communities have proliferated, including Harold Schwartz's \"The Villages\" in central Florida, today the nation's single largest retirement community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly sixty years, the success of these and similar communities have changed the image of retirees from frail, impoverished old people to energetic, well-off adults enjoying a resort-like lifestyle. While some experts predicted these communities would fail or undermine the obligations between generations, they are now firmly embedded as one possible extension of the American dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith Ann Trolander has written the first book-length history of the \"active adult\" lifestyle. Examining the origins, development, failures, and challenges facing these communities as the baby boomer population continues to age, she offers a truly original defense of a sometimes controversial aspect of American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Ann Trolander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813044480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813044484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Judith Ann Trolander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947289051391,"sku":"9780813044484","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c3b835f4-b3e7-48ae-8a8c-40c7c6738441.jpg?v=1681517831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-sun-cities-to-the-judith-ann-trolander-9780813044484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}