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Index
Cover
Copyright
Title Page
Series Page
Contents
List of Abbreviations
Preface
One / Introduction
Part I: Origins
Two / The Foundation of Home Ownership
Three / An Industry Unready to Improve
Four / The Realm of the Retailer
Five / The Birth of the Home Improvement Store
Part II: Crisis, 1927–1945
Six / A Perfect Storm for the Building Industry
Seven / Manufacturers Save the Retailer
Eight / The State Makes Credit
Part III: Resolution, 1945–1960
Nine / Mr. and Mrs. Builder
Ten / Help for the Amateur
Eleven / The Improvement Business Coalesces
Twelve / A Zelig of the American Cultural Economy
Notes
Index
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