Mask, Deirdre. The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power. 2020. 336p. ISBN 9781250134769. Available at 388.1 MAS on the library shelves.
What's in an address? It's the place where you live. You get your mail there. Your favorite online shopping service sends packages there. But what if you didn't have an address? How would you get your mail? How would you receive information? In this provocative book, Deirdre Mask recounts the history of the street address. From the ancient city of Rome to the development of Philadelphia, it was never pre-ordained that addresses would become one of the most important aspects of modern life and that lacking one would hamper the lives of so many people.
Addresses tell where you live, but they also tell much more. They can tell others about your social class. Someone living at an address on Central Park in New York is more likely to be wealthier than someone living in West Virginia. Certain addresses are in neighborhoods that are inhabited by a majority of people from the same ethnic or racial background.
Learn all there is to know about addresses and the fascinating history that led to your home having a number attached to it!
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