Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture by Leach, William R.

Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679754114)

Vendor: William R. Leach
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Format: Paperback
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Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture by Leach, William R.

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

$21.00
Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture by Leach, William R.

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

$21.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: William R. Leach
ISBN-10: 0679754113
ISBN-13: 9780679754114
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 09/06/1994
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.26w x 1.18d
Award: National Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/15/1994
By William R. Leach
By William R. Leach
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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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