THE ADDRESS BOOK by Deirdre Mask explores “What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity,
Race, Wealth, and Power.” Mask looks at situations over time and around the
world (Europe (London, Vienna, Berlin, ancient Rome), Haiti, India, Iran, Japan,
Korea, and South Africa), concluding that a street name and number signifies
much more than merely ensuring mail and package delivery. In fact, she learned
that “most households in the world don’t have street addresses” and tells numerous
stories while exploring the development, origins and politics involved with
street names. Each of her chapters is headed with a city and a question
so, for example, Mask looks at “Philadelphia: Why do Americans Love Numbered Streets?”
and “St. Louis: What Do Martin Luther King Jr. Streets Reveal about Race in
America?” This debut work is a fascinating look at history, economics and society, a non-fiction book filled with unusual facts (e.g., Second Street is the most common street name in America).
THE ADDRESS BOOK received
starred reviews from Kirkus, Library Journal, and Publishers
Weekly.
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