In Levittown's shadow: poverty in America's wealthiest postwar suburb

Introduction --

1. The future Detroit of the East : from residential to industrial suburbia --

2, The crabgrass wasn't always greener : poverty amidst suburban plenty --

3. Attics, basements, and sheds : housing the poor during the suburban boom --

4. Fair without full employment : the limits of equal opportunity --

5. The suburban war on poverty --

6. Shouldering their "fair share" : why the suburbs could not resolve the "urban crisis" --

7. The Long Island miracle : suburbia into the next century --

8. Conclusion : Lessons from Long Island's past. --

Acknowledgments --

Appendix: Figure A.1. Federal poverty rates by race/ethnicity, Long Island, 1960-2012 ; Figure A.2. Map of Long Island with references to key hamlets ; Figure A.3. Employment by sector, Nassau-Suffolk, 1952-2016 ; Figure A.4. Unemployment rate, Nassau-Suffolk and United States, 1958-2016 ; Table A.1. Relative poverty rate of families by race or ethnicity, Nassau and Suffolk counties, 1950-2012 ; Table A.2. Occupational distribution of employed Long Island residents, 1940-70 ; Table A.3. Demographic statistics for four case study hamlets and Long Island, 1960-2010 ; Table A.4. Housing statistics for four case study hamlets and Long Island, 1960-2010 --

List of Abbreviations --

[Bibliographical] notes (pages [259]-307)

Index.