Borderland: Origins of the American Suburb, 1820-1939

by John R. Stilgoe

Book Overview

This fascinating "prehistory" of the American Suburb traces its evolution from the mid-1800's to the onset of World War II. Using a rich array of contemporary written and pictorial sources, prize-winning historian John R. Stilgoe guides us through the early suburbs of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago, and other cities, showing us not only how they looked but what life was like for the men and women who lived there.
"In chronicling this great exodus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300048661
• ISBN13: 9780300048667
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Vintage Stilgoe; draws parallels that witness our current cultural placement

There is not a Stilgoe book that should not be read across the board by every segment of our populace. Stilgoe discusses what it means to be part of a lineage which is our country; the united states, but places us in a context that ties us as co-joined twin with our forgotten european family. I am always amazed at what Stilgoe encompasses between the first and last pages. simply amazing...