Land of Desire Land of Desire

Land of Desire

Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture

William R. Leach
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Publisher Description

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.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

This NBA nominee is an outstanding cultural history of America's turn-of-the-century transformation into a nation of consumers.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
1993
August 3
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
560
Pages
PUBLISHER
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
6.7
MB

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