Winnebago nation : the RV in American culture / James B. Twitchell.

There are close to 8.5 million RVs on the U.S. highways and roads today, and if you are a man in your fifties, there is a good chance you have owned or are about to own a recreational vehicle. Winnebago Nation is a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Twitchell, James B., 1943- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
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  • Table of Contents; 1. Thoreau at 4.00 a Gallon: The Peculiar Place of the RV in American Culture; 2. At Home on the Road: A Fleeting History of the American Dream in RVs; 3. Wheel Escape: Consumption Communities on the Road; 4. Park It: From Kampgrounds of America to the Slabs; 5. The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and ... of the RV in America; Acknowledgments; Index.