Title: Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0679754113
ISBN 13: 9780679754114
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 1.22 pounds

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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.

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William R. Leach is a professor of history at Columbia University. His books include Butterfly People, Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life, and Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture, which was a National Book Award finalist.

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