Elaine Lewinnek: 1 book
The Working Man's Reward
Chicago's Early Suburbs and the Roots of American Sprawl
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
Between the 1860s and 1920s, Chicago's working-class immigrants designed the American dream of home-ownership. They imagined homes as small businesses, homes that were simultaneously a consumer-oriented respite from work and a productive space that workers hoped to control. Stretching out of town...
