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As an introduction to its concepts, there's nothing wrong with this book. The problem is, I've read most of the sources Wells is working from, and I'm not convinced (for all that he claims to be overthrowing the orthodoxy) that he has anything much to add. You could read this book, yes--or you could read Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000 and Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American Century and hit 90% of the same content, with (to my eye) c
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This book covered a lot of ground about the building of things oriented towards cars in the first half of the 20th century. While much of it felt duplicative of things I've read before, it would be a good place for someone just learning about these topics to start.
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