The End of the Suburbs: Where the American Dream Is Moving

by Leigh Gallagher and (Journalist) Leigh Gallagher

Book Overview

'The government in the past created one American Dream at the expense of almost all others: the dream of a house, a lawn, a picket fence, two children, and a car. But there is no single American Dream anymore.' For nearly 70 years, the suburbs were as American as apple pie. As the middle class ballooned and single-family homes and cars became more affordable, we flocked to pre-fabricated communities in the suburbs, a place where open air and solitude...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591846978
• ISBN13: 9781591846970
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Portfolio
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher