num_pages: 432
description: Through the colorful history of the three quintessentially American institutions of diners, bowling alleys, and trailer parks, an examination of the struggle of blue-collar Americans to attain the good life after two long decades of depression and war.
language: English
title: Diners, Bowling Alleys, And Trailer Parks: Chasing The American Dream In Postwar Consumer Culture
titlecomplete: Diners, Bowling Alleys, And Trailer Parks: Chasing The American Dream In Postwar Consumer Culture
genres: History, American History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 73
publisher: Basic Books