Hotel Dreams Luxury, Technology, and Urban Ambition in America, 1829-1929 |
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| Author:
| Berger, Molly W. |
| Series title: | Studies in Industry and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-9987-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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From the time they emerged in American cities in the 1820s, commercial luxury hotels were far more than places where a traveler could find a place to eat and sleep -- they were icons of style, opulence, and technological sophistication. Molly W. Berger offers a compelling history of the American hotel and how it captured the public's imagination ......
From the time they emerged in American cities in the 1820s, commercial luxury hotels were far more than places where a traveler could find a place to eat and sleep -- they were icons of style, opulence, and technological sophistication. Molly W. Berger offers a compelling history of the American hotel and how it captured the public's imagination ......