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The Lost City: Discovering the Forgotten Virtues of Community in the Chicago of the 1950s [Hardcover]

Alan Ehrenhalt (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1995

Millions of Americans yearn for a lost sense of community, for the days when neighbors looked out for one another and families were stable and secure. Ehrenhalt cuts through the fog of nostalgia and immerses readers in the actual sights, sounds and rhythms of life 40 years ago in three different neighborhoods.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Basic Books; 2nd edition (September 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0465041922
ISBN-13: 978-0465041923
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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