A $500 house in Detroit

rebuilding an abandoned home and an American city
Drew Philp
Book - 2017

"A young writer's sincere search (with his dog) for an authentic life--buying a ruined house in Detroit for $500, fixing it up nail by nail, and, in the process, participating in the grassroots rebirth of the city itself."--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Philp, Drew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, [2017]
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
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