Manhood factories : YMCA architecture and the making of modern urban culture /

Between the Civil War and the Great Depression, the Young Men's Christian Association built more than a thousand community centers across the United States and in major cities around the world. Dubbed "manhood factories" by Teddy Roosevelt, these iconic buildings served as athletic ce...

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Main Author: Lupkin, Paula (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2010.
Series:Architecture, landscape, and American culture series.
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