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- catalog abstract ""In The Unknown World of the Mobile Home, authors John Fraser Hart, Michelle J. Rhodes, and John T. Morgan illuminate the history and culture of these often misunderstood domiciles. They describe early mobile homes, which were trailers designed to be pulled behind automobiles and which were more often than not poorly constructed and unequal to the needs of those who used them. During the 1970s, however, Congress enacted federal standards for the quality and safety of mobile homes, which led to innovation in design and the production of much more attractive and durable models. These models now comply with local building codes and many are designed to look like conventional houses. As a result, one of every five new single-family housing units purchased in the United States is a mobile home, sited everywhere from the conventional trailer park to custom-designed "estates" aimed at young couples and retirees. Despite all these changes in manufacture and design, even the most immobile mobile homes are still sold, financed, regulated, and taxed as vehicles."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b12560156.
- catalog contributor b12560157.
- catalog contributor b12560158.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""In The Unknown World of the Mobile Home, authors John Fraser Hart, Michelle J. Rhodes, and John T. Morgan illuminate the history and culture of these often misunderstood domiciles. They describe early mobile homes, which were trailers designed to be pulled behind automobiles and which were more often than not poorly constructed and unequal to the needs of those who used them. During the 1970s, however, Congress enacted federal standards for the quality and safety of mobile homes, which led to innovation in design and the production of much more attractive and durable models. These models now comply with local building codes and many are designed to look like conventional houses. As a result, one of every five new single-family housing units purchased in the United States is a mobile home, sited everywhere from the conventional trailer park to custom-designed "estates" aimed at young couples and retirees. Despite all these changes in manufacture and design, even the most immobile mobile homes are still sold, financed, regulated, and taxed as vehicles."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Background -- Prologue -- Trailers -- Trailer Parks -- The War Years -- Mobile Homes -- The HUD Code -- New Models -- Siting Mobile Homes -- Part 2. Single-Siteds -- Where Are They? -- The Lexington Hexagon -- Northern New Mexico -- Mercer County, North Dakota -- Upstate New York -- Adams County, Wisconsin -- Spersopolis -- The Coal Field -- Part 3. Side by Side -- The Mountain West -- Filling in the Flathead -- A Snapshot of Evergreen -- Boom and Bust in Western Montana -- The Changing "Small"-Town West -- Part 4. Parks -- Mobile Home Parks, Utilitarian to Upscale -- The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area -- Southwestern Kansas -- Long Neck -- Florida -- Southern California -- Part 5. Conclusion & Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-138) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 142 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0801868998 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Creating the North American landscape".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "307.3/36 21".
- catalog subject "HD7289.62.U6 H37 2002".
- catalog subject "Mobile home industry United States.".
- catalog subject "Mobile home living United States.".
- catalog subject "Mobile home parks United States.".
- catalog subject "Mobile homes United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Background -- Prologue -- Trailers -- Trailer Parks -- The War Years -- Mobile Homes -- The HUD Code -- New Models -- Siting Mobile Homes -- Part 2. Single-Siteds -- Where Are They? -- The Lexington Hexagon -- Northern New Mexico -- Mercer County, North Dakota -- Upstate New York -- Adams County, Wisconsin -- Spersopolis -- The Coal Field -- Part 3. Side by Side -- The Mountain West -- Filling in the Flathead -- A Snapshot of Evergreen -- Boom and Bust in Western Montana -- The Changing "Small"-Town West -- Part 4. Parks -- Mobile Home Parks, Utilitarian to Upscale -- The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area -- Southwestern Kansas -- Long Neck -- Florida -- Southern California -- Part 5. Conclusion & Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index".
- catalog title "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.".
- catalog type "text".