{"product_id":"american-hotel-david-freeland-9780813594392","title":"American Hotel: The Waldorf-Astoria and the Making of a Century","description":"Completed in 1931, New York's Waldorf-Astoria towers over Park Avenue as an international landmark and a masterpiece of Art Deco architecture. A symbol of elegance and luxury, the hotel has hosted countless movie stars, business tycoons, and world leaders over the past ninety years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Hotel \u003c\/i\u003etakes us behind the glittering image to reveal the full extent of the Waldorf's contribution toward shaping twentieth-century life and culture. Historian David Freeland examines the Waldorf from the opening of its first location in 1893 through its rise to a place of influence on the local, national, and international stage. Along the way, he explores how the hotel's mission to provide hospitality to a diverse range of guests was put to the test by events such as Prohibition, the anticommunist Red Scare, and civil rights struggles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alongside famous guests like Frank Sinatra, Martin Luther King, Richard Nixon, and Eleanor Roosevelt, readers will meet the lesser-known men and women who made the Waldorf a leader in the hotel industry and a key setting for international events. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles how institutions such as the Waldorf-Astoria played an essential role in New York's growth as a world capital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Freeland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813594391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813594392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d","brand":"David Freeland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042756260095,"sku":"9780813594392","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4547297e-53b7-4a63-ad41-e45accdd6b02.jpg?v=1684963351","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-hotel-david-freeland-9780813594392","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}