American Town Plans [Paperback]

Princeton Architectural Press (Author)

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Paperback: 119 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; Pap/Dskt edition (February 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1878271695
ISBN-13: 978-1878271693
Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,931,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #32 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Urban Planning & Development > New Towns

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First Sentence:
America is shaped by private property. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comparative time line, town plans, neighborhood unit, making towns

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, New Jersey, Park Forest, Clarence Stein, John Nolen, Los Angeles, Henry Wright, Green Towns, Lewis Mumford, National Association of Real Estate Boards, David Myhra, Elbert Peets, Frederick Law Olmsted, New England, Thomas Adams

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This book cites 37 books:

News From Nowhere (Oxford World's Classics) by William Morris on page 95, and Back Matter
The American Planner: Biographies and Recollections by Donald A. Krueckeberg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
News from Nowhere and Other Writings (Penguin Classics) by William Morris on page 95, and Back Matter
The Architecture of Country Houses (Dover Architecture) by Andrew J. Downing on page 94, and Back Matter
Toward New Towns for America by Clarence S. Stein on page 105, and Back Matter

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Community By Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities by Kenneth Hall in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Beauty is Nowhere: Ethical Issues in Art and Design (Critical Voices in Art, Theory and Culture) by Richard Roth in Back Matter
Entrepreneurial Vernacular: Developers' Subdivisions in the 1920s (Creating the North American Landscape) by Carolyn S. Loeb in Back Matter
Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany in Back Matter

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