From Tenements to the Taylor Homes
Bauman, John F. (Univ. of Southern Maine) / Biles, Roger (Professor Emeritus, Illinois State University) / Szylvian, Kristin M. (St. John's University)
Authored by prominent scholars, the twelve essays in this volume use the historical perspective to explore American urban housing policy as it unfolded from the late nineteenth through the twentieth centuries. Focusing on the enduring quest of policymakers to restore urban community, the essays examine such topics as the war against the slums, planned suburbs for workers, the rise of government-aided and built housing during the Great Depressi...