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Crabgrass Frontier - The Suburbanization of the United States. Kenneth T. Jackson. 1985. Oxford University Press. 396 pages. Index. ISBN: 0-19-403610-7. Hard cover $21.95

Carol E. Hoffecker, K. Jackson

1986.8.1Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

DOI: 10.2307/204639

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The book 'Crabgrass Frontier' by Kenneth T. Jackson explores the history of suburban life in America from its origin to the 1980s drive-in culture.

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The winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize, this book is the first detailed history of suburban life in America from its origin to the drive-in culture of today.

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HOFFECKER, Carol E.; JACKSON, K. Crabgrass frontier - the suburbanization of the United States. kenneth t. jackson. 1985. oxford university press. 396 pages. index. ISBN: 0-19-403610-7. hard cover $21.95. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 1986, 6: 384–384.