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Book Title: American Autopia: An Intellectual History Of The American Ro...
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 7.4in
Author: Gabrielle Esperdy
Publication Name: American Autopia : an Intellectual History of the American Roadside AT Midcentury
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publication Year: 2019
Series: Midcentury Ser.: Architecture, Landscape, Urbanism, and Design
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 27.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
