World War II and the American dream / exhibition organized and catalog edited by Donald Albrecht ; essays by Margaret Crawford ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Albrecht, Donald.

Crawford, Margaret, 1948-

National Building Museum (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing--United States--History--20th century.

Housing.

Building--Social aspects.

History.

Building.

United States.

Building--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.

World War, 1939-1945--United States--Economic asspects.

World War, 1939-1945.

United States--Social life and customs--1918-1945.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

xli, 288 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Building Museum ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1995]

Summary:

Among the legacies of World War II was a massive building program on a scale that America had not seen before and has not seen since. The war effort created thousands of factories, homes, even entire cities throughout the country. Many of these structures still stand, the physical evidence of an unprecedented ability to harness the power and resources of a people. The complex legacy of this notable period in our nation's history is discussed from a different perspective by each contributor.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Building Museum, Nov. 11, 1994-Dec. 31, 1995.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [252]-279) and index.

ISBN:

026201145X

0262510839

OCLC:

31328916