Title: A great glimpse into the history of the suburb
Product review: While often overloaded with details, anecdotes, and apocrypha, Crabgrass Frontier is a passionate, informative investigation into the history of the suburb, both in America and elsewhere. The author clearly researched his stuff thoroughly, though one might wish for a bit LESS detail sometimes (his "evidentiary anecdotes" often get in the way of the narrative flow).The sheer volume of detail and data make this a great book for the historian or history student (in college).The passion of the author, and the light writing style, makes this a great book for the historical dabbler as well.A good read, if at times a bit weighty.
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