A $500 house in Detroit
by Drew Philp
Popularity 2
"A young writer's sincere search (with his dog) for an authentic life--buying a ruined house in Detroit for $500, fixing it up nail by nail, and, in the process, participating in the grassroots rebirth of the city itself."--Provided by publisher.
Urban renewalSubcultureGeneration YRemodelingWorking class whitesCommunity developmentHomes and hauntsDwellingsCitizen participationRace relationsSocial conditionsAfrican Americans