God's own junkyard : the planned deterioration of America's landscape.

Main entry:

Blake, Peter, 1920-2006, author.

Title & Author:

God's own junkyard : the planned deterioration of America's landscape.

Edition:

[1st edition].

Publication:

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1964]
©1964

Description:

143 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Preface -- God's own junkyard -- Lords of the soil -- Improvements and comforts of social life -- Thine alabaster cities -- Townscape -- Landscape -- Roadscape -- Carscape -- Skyscape -- To determine that the community should ge beautiful -- Photographic sources.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Contains many black and white photos of the desecration of the U.S. landscape in the late 50's/early 60's.

ISBN:

0030438853
9780030438851

Subject:

Billboards United States.
Natural monuments United States.
Bulletin boards United States.
Tableaux d'affichage États-Unis.
Monuments naturels États-Unis.
Bulletin boards
Billboards
Natural monuments
United States

Holdings:

Location: Library main 62966
Call No.: W12864; ID:85-B8080
Status: Available

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