Hotel dreams : luxury, technology, and urban ambition in America, 1829-1929 / Molly W. Berger.
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TextSeries: Studies in industry and societyPublication details: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011Description: 318 p. : illISBN: 9780801899874 (hbk.) :; 0801899877 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Hotels -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Luxuries -- United States -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 917.3'06'09034 Summary: 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.
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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.
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