World War II and the American Dream
- ISBN-10
- 026201145X
- ISBN-13
- 9780262011457
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Author
- Margaret Crawford
Description
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.
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