The Boston Globe, June 27th, 1999
Looking at a society's history through the lens of its living patterns is both fascinating and illuminating. And while the post- World War II suburbanization of the United States is one of the most compelling chapters in any comprehensive study of the subject, the desire to combine the best of city life with the countryside's amenities is far older than might be supposed. Historian Kenneth T. Jackson, general editor of the 30-volume Columbia University History of Urban Life, also wrote one of the three major modern books for the general reader on the history of suburbia: His "Crabgrass Frontie...
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