{"product_id":"hotel-dreams-molly-w-berger-9781421419923","title":"Hotel Dreams: Luxury, Technology, and Urban Ambition in America, 1829-1929","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2012 Sally Hacker Prize, Society for the History of Technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHotel Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerger 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Molly W. Berger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421419920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421419923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Molly W. Berger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058528940287,"sku":"9781421419923","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6cf6c8b-cd30-491d-ab7e-527fdb373f01.jpg?v=1685053080","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hotel-dreams-molly-w-berger-9781421419923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}