Hotel dreams : luxury, technology, and urban ambition in America, 1829-1929 /
Berger, Molly W., 1948-
Hotel dreams : luxury, technology, and urban ambition in America, 1829-1929 / Molly W. Berger. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. - 318 p. : ill. - Studies in industry and society . - Studies in industry and society. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Berger offers a compelling history of the American hotel and how it captured the public's imagination as it came to represent the complex relationship among luxury, economic development, and the ideals of a democratic society.
Specialized.
9780801899874 (hbk.) : £31.00 0801899877 (hbk.) : £31.00
Hotels--History--United States--19th century.
Luxuries--History--United States--19th century.
917.3'06'09034
Hotel dreams : luxury, technology, and urban ambition in America, 1829-1929 / Molly W. Berger. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. - 318 p. : ill. - Studies in industry and society . - Studies in industry and society. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Berger offers a compelling history of the American hotel and how it captured the public's imagination as it came to represent the complex relationship among luxury, economic development, and the ideals of a democratic society.
Specialized.
9780801899874 (hbk.) : £31.00 0801899877 (hbk.) : £31.00
Hotels--History--United States--19th century.
Luxuries--History--United States--19th century.
917.3'06'09034