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Celebration, U. S. A. Living in Disney's Brave New Town

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ISBN-10: 0805055614

ISBN-13: 9780805055610

Edition: Revised 

Authors: Douglas Frantz, Catherine Collins

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What is it like to start a new community-not a suburb or a subdivision, but a town, intended to be a self-supporting community that combines the best of the new technological innovations and the most cherished nostalgic elements of American towns? In 1997, six months after the first residents relocated to Celebration, Florida--Disney's "model" town--Doug Frantz and Cathy Collins and their two children moved in to participate in and report on this new venture. Their account, which The Richmond Style Weekly called a "fascinating and evenhanded" report from the trenches, follows the ups and downs of the two years the family lived this experiment firsthand; the new afterword details their…    
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Book details

List price: $23.99
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 9/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.748

In 1997, Douglas Frantz & Catherine Collins moved with their two children, Nick & Becky, to Celebration, Florida, to report on the growth of Disney's model community. Douglas is on the national staff of "The New York Times"; he & Catherine are the co-authors of "Teachers: Talking Out of School."

Dr. Fisher is former Editor-in-Chief, "Epilepsia", Professor of Neurology at Stanford and Director, Epilepsy Center, Stanford University, California, Past President, American Epilepsy Society.In 1997, Catherine Collins & Douglas Frantz moved with their two children, Nick & Becky, to Celebration, Florida, to report on the growth of Disney's model community. They are the co-authors of "Teachers: Talking Out of School."

Prologue
The Cult of the Mouse
Back to the Future
Citizen Disney
Town and Country Marriages
Great Expectations
School Daze
The Zeus Box
Scorpions and Other Neighbors
Looking for Mayberry
Visitation Rites
Swamp Song
Bowling Together
An Epiphany
Civil Wars
Truman Didn't Sleep Here
Afterword
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index