A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City by Drew Philp

A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City

Drew Philp

304 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology emotional reflective slow-paced
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A young college grad buys a house in Detroit for $500 and attempts to restore it—and his new neighborhood—to its original glory in this “deeply felt, sharply observed personal quest to create meaning and community out of the fallen…A standout” (Ki...

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informative 66%
sad 66%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
reflective 33%
tense 33%

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slow 33%

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