The Unknown World of the Mobile Home

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The Unknown World of the Mobile Home Creating the North American Landscape Gregory Conni√ Edward K. Muller David Schuyler Consulting Editors George F. Thompson Series Founder and Director Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Harrisonburg, Virginia THE UNKNOWN WORLD OF THE MOBILE HOME John Fraser Hart, Michelle J. Rhodes, and John T. Morgan, with the cartographic collaboration of Mark B. Lindberg The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore and London ∫ 2002 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2002 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hart, John Fraser. The unknown world of the mobile home / John Fraser Hart, Michelle J. Rhodes and John T. Morgan. p. cm. — (Creating the North American landscape) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8018-6899-8 (alk. paper) 1. Mobile homes—United States. 2. Mobile home living—United States. 3. Mobile home industry—United States. 4. Mobile home parks—United States. I. Rhodes, Michelle J., 1972– II. Morgan, John (John T.) III. Title. IV. Series. HD7289.62.U6 H37 2002 307.3%36—dc21 2001004067 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. To the memory of John Brinckerhoff Jackson This page intentionally left blank ...