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In the 1920s thousands of migrants settled in the Los Angeles suburb of South Gate. Blue collar workers built the suburb literally from the ground up. 'My blue heaven' demonstrates the ethic of self-reliance and homeownership which formed the core of South Gate's identity.

My Blue Heaven Life Politics in the Working

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 02/05/2002
    ISBN13: 9780226583013, 978-0226583013
    ISBN10: 0226583015
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    Book Synopsis
    In the 1920s thousands of migrants settled in the Los Angeles suburb of South Gate. Blue collar workers built the suburb literally from the ground up. 'My blue heaven' demonstrates the ethic of self-reliance and homeownership which formed the core of South Gate's identity.

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