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100 1 $aCarriker, Robert M.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94055343
245 10 $aUrban farming in the West :$ba New Deal experiment in subsistence homesteads /$cRobert M. Carriker.
260 $aTucson :$bUniversity of Arizona Press,$c[2010], ©2010.
300 $axii, 238 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tBack-to-the-land + urban plight [divided by] part-time farming = New Deal subsistence homesteading -- $g2.$tOrganizing the division of subsistence homesteads -- $g3.$tThe western projects of the Division of Subsistence Homesteads -- $g4.$tThe Phoenix homesteads -- $g5.$tThe El Monte and San Fernando homesteads -- $g6.$tThe Longview homesteads -- $g7.$tConclusion -- $gApp. A.$tDocumenting the homesteads in photographs -- $gApp. B.$tProjects approved and built by the Division of Subsistence Homesteads.
520 1 $a"From 1933 to 1935, the federal government's Division of Subsistence Homesteads created thirty-four New Deal communities that sought to provide a healthier and more economically secure life for disadvantaged Americans. These settlements were designed to combine the benefits of rural and urban living by offering part-time farming, uplifting social functions, and inexpensive homes. Four were located in the West: in Phoenix, Arizona; El Monte and San Fernando, California; and Longview, Washington." "Robert Carriker examines for the first time the intricate histories of these subsistence homestead projects, which have long been buried in bureaucratic records and clouded by misunderstanding, showing that in many ways they were among the agency's most successful efforts. He provides case studies of the projects, rescuing their obscure histories using archival documents and rare photographs. He also reveals the machinations of civic groups and private citizens across the West who jockeyed for access to the funds being allotted for New Deal community building." "By describing what took place on these western homesteads, Carriker shows that the Division of Subsistence Homesteads' agenda was not as far-fetched as some have reported. The tendency to condemn the Division and its projects, he argues, has failed to appreciate the good that came from some of the individual homestead communities - particularly those in the Far West." "Although overshadowed by the larger undertakings of the New Deal, some of these western communities remain thriving neighborhoods - living legacies to FDR's efforts that show how the country once chose to deal with economic hardship. Too often the Division is dismissed for its failures. Carriker's study shows that its western homesteads were instead qualified accomplishments."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aSubsistence farming$zArizona$zPhoenix$vCase studies.
650 0 $aSubsistence farming$zCalifornia$zEl Monte$vCase studies.
650 0 $aSubsistence farming$zCalifornia$zSan Fernando$vCase studies.
650 0 $aSubsistence farming$zWashington (State)$zLongview$vCase studies.
650 0 $aNew Deal, 1933-1939.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091258
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y1918-1945.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140023
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