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Greenbelt, Maryland: A Living Legacy of the New Deal (Creating the North American Landscape) Hardcover – 21 Mar. 2001

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Built in the 1930s on worn-out tobacco land between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the planned community of Greenbelt, Maryland, was designed to provide homes for low-income families as well as jobs for its builders. In keeping with the spirit of the New Deal, the physical design of the town contributed to co-operation among its residents, and the government further encouraged co-operation by helping residents form business co-operatives and social organizations. Cathy D. Knepper offers a comprehensive look at this important social experiment. She describes the origins of Greenbelt, the ideology of its founders, and their struggle to create a co-operative planned community in the capitalist United States. She tells how the town, saved at one point by the intervention of Eleanor Roosevelt, struggled through the McCarthy years, when it was branded "socialistic" and even "communistic". In conclusion, she provides a timely analysis of those qualities that not only helped the town survive but also served as the model for currents in urban development that have once again come into vogue in such movements as the new urbanism and traditional neighbourhood development.
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  1. Part of series
    Creating the North American Landscape
  2. Print length
    304 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    John Hopkins University Press
  5. Publication date
    21 Mar. 2001
  6. Dimensions
    15.56 x 2.49 x 23.5 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    0801864909
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0801864902
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Cathy D. Knepper has written extensively on the New Deal and works for Amnesty International.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Hopkins University Press (21 Mar. 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0801864909
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801864902
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.56 x 2.49 x 23.5 cm
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Cathy D. Knepper

Cathy D. Knepper

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Cathy D. Knepper is the author of Jersey Justice: The Story of the Trenton Six, Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters to Eleanor Roosevelt Through Depression and War, and Greenbelt, Maryland: A Living Legacy of the New Deal. Her latest book, for children, is Patches and the Baby Bunny: An Eleanor Roosevelt Story. All four books have a common characteristic: they feature Eleanor Roosevelt in some way. Cathy is married, the mother of two sons, and lives in Kensington, Maryland.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for anyone who has lived, or is now living in this planned community.
Reviewed in the United States on 27 April 2021
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Great history of this historic government housing community.
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woxy
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-read for any Greenbelter
Reviewed in the United States on 17 September 2009
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I received this book as a gift when I moved to the town of Greenbelt, Maryland. I found the story fascinating and loved learning so much history of my new hometown. Greenbelt was part of Roosevelt's New Deal so the history would be interesting to anyone - be they a resident of this town or not. My sister recently moved to Greenbelt and I passed on the tradition and gave her a copy of this book as a housewarming gift.
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France Kassing
5.0 out of 5 stars A lesson in community spirit
Reviewed in the United States on 2 September 2001
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What a powerful story Dr. Knepper tells of this entirely planned community originally created as an experiment in socialism. In addition to a thorough description of historical details and events, each person is so vividly painted in their full complexities as to make this a fascinating and almost breezy read.
I was captivated by this town who brought a developer's greed all the way to the Supreme Court, and the Capraesque fashion in which this community dealt with the McCarthy era witch hunt. I cannot recommend this enough as a sociology or government text book, as well as a worthy addition to any personal library.
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