| Hotel Dreams: Luxury, Technology, and Urban Ambition in America, 1829-1929 Contributor(s): Berger, Molly W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801899877 ISBN-13: 9780801899874 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - General - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 917.306 |
| LCCN: 2010025988 |
| Series: Studies in Industry and Society |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.23 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hotel Dreams is a deeply researched and entertaining account of how the hotel's 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 public's 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 country's most prestigious hotels, including Boston's 1829 Tremont, San Francisco's world-famous Palace, and Chicago's 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. |