The Battle of Lincoln Place: An Epic Fight by Tenants to Save Their Homes

Author:   Dennis Hathaway
Publisher:   Crania Press
ISBN:  

9781732476233


Pages:   434
Publication Date:   15 July 2022
Format:   Paperback
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The Battle of Lincoln Place is a stirring account of the courage and perseverance shown by the tenants of a large, historic apartment complex who stand up to the greed and heartlessness of their corporate landlords, whose quest for profit threatens to destroy their long-time homes. It follows four women who lead the hundreds of working class and elderly tenants in a desperate struggle on the streets, in the halls of government, and in the courts of law and public opinion, along with a fifth woman who fights for recognition of the forgotten Black architect whose innovative ideas about community and social interaction were featured in the apartment complex's design. It is a story of heartache and joy, of despair and hope, and finally, of the triumph of the human spirit over the forces of indifference and disdain faced by some of the most vulnerable members of our society.

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Author:   Dennis Hathaway
Publisher:   Crania Press
Imprint:   Crania Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.576kg
ISBN:  

9781732476233


ISBN 10:   1732476233
Pages:   434
Publication Date:   15 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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A powerful and relevant account of greed, gentrification, housing insecurity, and collective action. - Kirkus Review Dennis Hathaway's style of writing is many things, but simply not ordinary. Enthusiasts of nonfiction books about real estate, finance, and politics will love this. It is a great piece of work. - Readers' Favorite If this place is to be demolished and fixed up for the rich after we are gone, after we are dead, the children of today and tomorrow will not forgive us! -Ethel Shapiro-Bertolini, founding member of the Lincoln Place Tenants Association The Battle of Lincoln Place brilliantly documents a battle unfortunately being waged by more and more tenants across Los Angeles and throughout the nation. -Larry Gross, Executive Director, Coalition for Economic Survival The Battle of Lincoln Place tells a story that should interest all those concerned with how to boost tenant power and how to make California more affordable. -Randy Shaw, Director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic in San Francisco and author of Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America


A powerful and relevant account of greed, gentrification, housing insecurity, and collective action. - Kirkus Review ...a powerful story that uses the microcosm of the Lincoln Place experience as a blueprint for better understanding the social and political forces at work in community makeup and development. Ideally, The Battle of Lincoln Place: An Epic Fight by Tenants to Save Their Homes, should appear in any library collection strong in urban planning, social issues, and urban politics surrounding transformation processes. - Midwest Book Review Dennis Hathaway's style of writing is many things, but simply not ordinary. Enthusiasts of nonfiction books about real estate, finance, and politics will love this. It is a great piece of work. - Readers' Favorite If this place is to be demolished and fixed up for the rich after we are gone, after we are dead, the children of today and tomorrow will not forgive us! -Ethel Shapiro-Bertolini, founding member of the Lincoln Place Tenants Association The Battle of Lincoln Place brilliantly documents a battle unfortunately being waged by more and more tenants across Los Angeles and throughout the nation. -Larry Gross, Executive Director, Coalition for Economic Survival The Battle of Lincoln Place tells a story that should interest all those concerned with how to boost tenant power and how to make California more affordable. -Randy Shaw, Director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic in San Francisco and author of Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America


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Born and raised on an Iowa farm, Dennis Hathaway has worked as a newspaper reporter, construction worker and building contractor. He was director of low-income housing rehabilitation for a non-profit housing corporation and staff member of a job training and education program for at-risk youth. He was an active member of community groups dealing with issues of affordable housing and homelessness, and served eight years as president of a Los Angeles nonprofit organization fighting outdoor advertising and visual blight.His nonfiction has been published in the Los Angeles Times and CityWatch, an online public affairs magazine. His fiction has been published in print and online journals, including TriQuarterly, Georgia Review, and Southwest Review, and his story collection, The Consequences of Desire, won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. He was the publisher and editor of Crania, one of the earliest online literary magazines, and his volume of poetry, The Taste of Flesh, was published by Crania Press. He lives with his wife, artist Laura Silagi, in Venice, California.

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