Best-Laid Plans: The Promises and Pitfalls of the New Deal Greenbelt Towns

by Julie Turner

A history of the New Deal program intended to improve the living conditions of America's underclass.

In 1935, under the direction of the Resettlement Administration, the United States government embarked on a New Deal program to construct new suburban towns for the working class. Teams of architects, engineers, and city planners, along with thousands of workers, brought three such communities to life: Greenbelt, Maryland; Greendale,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1947602454
• ISBN13: 9781947602458
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: University of Cincinnati Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.3"