| Description |
1 online resource (179 pages.) |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; 1. Thoreau at 4.00 a Gallon: The Peculiar Place of the RV in American Culture; 2. At Home on the Road: A Fleeting History of the American Dream in RVs; 3. Wheel Escape: Consumption Communities on the Road; 4. Park It: From Kampgrounds of America to the Slabs; 5. The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and ... of the RV in America; Acknowledgments; Index. |
| Summary |
There are close to 8.5 million RVs on the U.S. highways and roads today, and if you are a man in your fifties, there is a good chance you have owned or are about to own a recreational vehicle. Winnebago Nation is a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night in one's car. For the young, the roadtrip is a coming-of-age ceremony; for those later in life, it is the realization of a lifelong desire to be spontaneous, nomadic, and free. James B. Twitchell recounts the RV's origins and evolution over the twentieth century; its rise, fall, and rebirth a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Recreational vehicles -- United States -- History.
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Recreational vehicles. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Mobile homes -- United States -- History.
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Mobile homes. |
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United States -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780231167789 0231167784 (DLC) 2013029058 (OCoLC)854541706 |
| ISBN |
9780231537650 electronic book |
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0231537654 electronic book |
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9780231167789 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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0231167784 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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