Description: Hotel Dreams by Molly W. Berger Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape. Publisher Description Winner, 2012 Sally Hacker Prize, Society for the History of Technology Hotel Dreams is a deeply researched and entertaining account of how the hotels material world of machines and marble integrated into and shaped the society it served. Molly W. Berger offers a compelling history of the American hotel and how it captured the publics imagination as it came to represent the complex-and often contentious-relationship among luxury, economic development, and the ideals of a democratic society. Berger profiles the countrys most prestigious hotels, including Bostons 1829 Tremont, San Franciscos world-famous Palace, and Chicagos enormous Stevens. The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape. Author Biography Molly W. Berger is the associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and an instructor of history at Case Western Reserve University. She is the editor of The American Hotel, an award-winning volume in The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts series. Details ISBN 1421419920 ISBN-13 9781421419923 Title Hotel Dreams Author Molly W. Berger Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 328 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press GE_Item_ID:136580570; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781421419923
Book Title: Hotel Dreams
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
Publication Name: Hotel Dreams : Luxury, Technology and Urban Ambition in America, 1829-1929
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Urban & Land Use Planning, Investments & Securities / Commodities / General, United States / 19th Century, History, Food, Lodging & Transportation / Hotels, Inns & Hostels
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Molly W. Berger
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Travel, Architecture, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
Series: Studies in Industry and Society Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
