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Urban Farming in the West: A New Deal Experiment in Subsistence Homesteads
Robert M. Carriker
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
From 1933 to 1935, the federal government's Division of Subsistence Homesteads created thirty-four New Deal communities that sought to provide a healthier and more economically secure life for disadvantaged Americans. These settlements were designed to combine the benefits of rural and urban living by offering part-time farming, uplifting social functions, and inexpensive homes. Four were located in the West: in Phoenix, Arizona; El Monte and San Fernando, California; and Longview, Washington. Robert Carriker examines for the first time the intricate histories of these subsistence homestead projects, which have long been buried in bureaucratic records and clouded by misunderstanding, showing ... Read more
From 1933 to 1935, the federal government's Division of Subsistence Homesteads created thirty-four New Deal communities that sought to provide a healthier and more economically secure life for disadvantaged Americans. These settlements were designed to combine the benefits of rural and urban living by offering part-time farming, uplifting social functions, and inexpensive homes. Four were located in the West: in Phoenix, Arizona; El Monte and San Fernando, California; and Longview, Washington. Robert Carriker examines for the first time the intricate histories of these subsistence homestead projects, which have long been buried in bureaucratic records and clouded by misunderstanding, showing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816528202
SKU
V9780816528202
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