During the quarter century between 1945 and 1970; Americans crafted a new manner of living that shaped and reshaped how residential builders designed and marketed millions of detached single-family suburban houses. The modest two- and three-bedroom houses built immediately following the war gave way to larger and more sophisticated houses shaped by casual living; which stressed a familys easy sociability and material comfort and were a major element in the cohesion of a greatly expanded middle class. These dwellings became the basic building blocks of explosive suburban growth during the postwar period; luring families to the metropolitan periphery from both crowded urban centers and the rural hinterlands.Detached America is the first book with a national scope to explore the design and marketing of postwar houses. James A. Jacobs shows how these houses physically document national trends in domestic space and record a remarkably uniform spatial evolution that can be traced throughout the country. Favorable government policies; along with such widely available print media as trade journals; home design magazines; and newspapers; permitted builders to establish a strong national presence and to make a more standardized product available to prospective buyers everywhere. This vast and long-lived collaboration between government and business—fueled by millions of homeowners—established the financial mechanisms; consumer framework; domestic ideologies; and architectural precedents that permanently altered the geographic and demographic landscape of the nation.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Very disappointedBy Chris AI realize Im in the minority here but I was terribly disappointed by this book. There were a number of factors that had me looking forward to this book; like Im a long time KISS fan; and Destroyer is my favorite KISS album. I watched and listened to a couple podcasts with the author that made it sound great as well.But; at just over 1/2 way through the book; I was done. WAY too much info on Casablanca; the backstory on the people involved in management or production of the earlier releases. Just too much filler that didnt provide the backstory on what I was hoping for; the making of this classic KISS LP.I guess you cant win them all; itll go next to other unfinished KISS books like Paul and Peters autobiographies.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Felt Like 1976 Again.By JemFelt Like 1976 Again. The author has the knack of putting you back in 1976 when KISS was skyrocketing in popularity. Im the same age as the author and his book was a trip back in time. This is by far the best book Ive ever read about KISS or any other band for that matter. I hope that this guy will write a few more. Maybe Creatures of the Night or Rock and Roll Over. Couldnt put the book down. Very thorough and interesting.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Ive read those books and they were better.By CustomerIm a huge KISS fan and I did find some of the book insightful however at times it was blah;blah;blah. Much of the book was info from many other books on or about "The Act". Ive read those books and they were better.
