Title Genius of common sense : Jane Jacobs and the story of The death and life of great American cities / Glenna Lang & Marjory Wunsch.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	HT167 .L319 2009	Available	---

Description	127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
	age Children
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-121) and index.
Contents	An obstreperous young girl -- Growing up in the Electric City -- Becoming a writer in New York -- Cupid and the candy-store house -- Reporting and learning at Architectural Forum -- Jane's good Fortune article -- A bunch of mothers-- and children -- An attack on city planning -- Saving the West Village -- The impact of Death and life -- Fighting city hall and an expressway -- Reviving cities everywhere.
Subject	Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006 -- Juvenile literature.
	Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
	Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006. Death and life of great American cities -- Juvenile literature.
	Women city planners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Women city planners.
	United States.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
Subject	City planners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	City planners.
	City planning -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
	City planning.
	History.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	Sociology, Urban -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
	Sociology, Urban.
	City planning -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
	New York (State) -- New York.
	Neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
	Neighborhoods.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
Added Author	Wunsch, Marjory.
ISBN	9781567923841
	1567923844