{"product_id":"houses-for-a-new-world-barbara-miller-lane-9780691167619","title":"Houses for a New World: Builders and Buyers in American Suburbs, 1945 1965","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating history of the twentieth century's most successful experiment in mass housing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and their contemporaries frequently influences our ideas about house design at the midcentury, most Americans during this period lived in homes built by little-known builders who also served as developers of the communities. Often dismissed as \"little boxes, made of ticky-tacky,\" the tract houses of America's postwar suburbs represent the twentieth century's most successful experiment in mass housing. \u003ci\u003eHouses for a New World\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive history of this uniquely American form of domestic architecture and urbanism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 1945 and 1965, more than thirteen million houses--most of them in new ranch and split-level styles--were constructed on large expanses of land outside city centers, providing homes for the country's rapidly expanding population. Focusing on twelve developments in the suburbs of Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Los Angeles, Barbara Miller Lane tells the story of the collaborations between builders and buyers, showing how both wanted houses and communities that espoused a modern way of life--informal, democratic, multiethnic, and devoted to improving the lives of their children. The resulting houses differed dramatically from both the European International Style and older forms of American domestic architecture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a decade of original research, and accompanied by hundreds of historical images, plans, and maps, this book presents an entirely new interpretation of the American suburb. The result is a fascinating history of houses and developments that continue to shape how tens of millions of Americans live. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatured housing developments in \u003ci\u003eHouses for a New World: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoston area: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernor Francis Farms (Warwick, RI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWethersfield (Natick, MA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrookfield (Brockton, MA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChicago area: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreenview Estates (Arlington Heights, IL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElk Grove Village\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRolling Meadows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeathersfield at Schaumburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLos Angeles and Orange County area: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCinderella Homes (Anaheim, CA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanorama City (Los Angeles)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRossmoor (Los Alamitos, CA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhiladelphia area: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawrence Park (Broomall, PA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose Tree Woods (Broomall, PA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Miller Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691167613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691167619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016","brand":"Barbara Miller Lane","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988214743295,"sku":"9780691167619","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d8e31f0-a9c4-4bdb-844a-63b5edcf7e62.jpg?v=1683293259","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/houses-for-a-new-world-barbara-miller-lane-9780691167619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}