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Land of Desire : Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture Paperback - 1994
by William Leach; William R. Leach
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This monumental work of cultural history was nominated for a National Book Award. It chronicles America's transformation, beginning in 1880, into a nation of consumers, devoted to a cult of comfort, bodily well-being, and endless acquisition. 24 pages of photos.
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- Title Land of Desire : Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture
- Author William Leach; William R. Leach
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Vintage Book
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 560
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York
- Date 1994
- Features Bibliography, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0679754113I5N10
- ISBN 9780679754114 / 0679754113
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.26 x 1.18 in (20.37 x 13.36 x 3.00 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Department stores - United States - History, United States - Commercial policy - History
- Dewey Decimal Code 381.141
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"They have emerged," wrote economist Edward Mead, husband of Emily Fogg Mead, of the new business corporations, in 1910, "like the trees in the primeval forest, wide and deep in the desires and necessities of mankind."
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 08/15/1994, Page 0