Land of Desire : Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture

William R Leach
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
9780679754114
0-679-75411-3

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.

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well-being, and endless acquisition. 24 pages of photos.