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Sandul, Paul J. P.,

California dreaming : boosterism, memory, and rural suburbs in the Golden State / Paul J.P. Sandul ; cover design by Kelley Galbreath ; book designer by Kelley Galbreath. - First edition. - 1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations - Rural Studies Series . - Rural studies series (Morgantown, W.V.) ; Volume Two. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Bourgeois Horticulturists in an Agricultural Wonderland""; ""Part One: California Dreaming""; ""The Market Revolution and Romanticism""; ""Chapter One: The Suburban Ideal""; ""Boosterism""; ""Chapter Two: The California Dream""; ""Part Two: Harvesting Suburbs ""; ""Suburban Definitions, Archetypes, and Limitations""; ""Chapter Three: The Model Colony of Ontario as the Model Agriburb""; ""Chapter Four: The Agriburbs of Sacramento""; ""Welcome to the Growth Machine""; ""Chapter Five: The Boosters""; ""Part Three: Cultivating Memory "" ""Coming to Terms with Memory""""Chapter Six: The Ongoing Legacies of Boosterism""; ""Chapter Seven: Collected Memory and the Continued Legacies of Boosterism""; ""Conclusion: Harvesting Suburbs, Cultivating Memory""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

ISBN: 9781938228889 (electronic bk.) 193822888X (electronic bk.) (Epub)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Suburbs--History.--California
City promotion--History.--California
Suburban life--History.--California
Country life--History.--California
Wildland-urban interface--History.--California
Banlieues--Histoire.--Californie
Villes--Marketing--Histoire.--Californie
Vie de la banlieue--Histoire.--Californie
Zones périurbaines--Histoire.--Californie
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--General.
City promotion.
Country life.
Suburban life.
Suburbs.
Wildland-urban interface.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
California.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: HT352.U62 / .S263 2014eb

Dewey Class. No.: 307.7409794