{"product_id":"the-american-department-store-transformed-richard-longstreth-9780300149388","title":"The American Department Store Transformed, 1920-1960","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter attaining classic stature with palaces erected in the early 20th century, the American department store continued to evolve in ways that were influenced by changes in business practices, shopping patterns, design approaches, and urban structure. This masterful and innovative history of a celebrated building type focuses on many of the nation's greatest retail companies--Marshall Fields, Lord and Taylor, Gimbel's, Wanamaker's, and Bullock's, among others--and the role they played in defining America's cities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Richard Longstreth traces the development and evolution of department stores from local, urban institutions to suburban entities in the nation's sixty largest cities, showing how the stores underwent changes to adapt to dramatic economic and urban developments, including the decentralization from metropolitan areas, increased popularity of the automobile, and challenges from retail competitors on a national level. Extensively illustrated, this fascinating book offers a fundamental understanding of the transformation of Main Streets nationwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Center for American Places\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Longstreth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300149387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300149388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010","brand":"Richard Longstreth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076001984767,"sku":"9780300149388","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a79142c-17a8-45d2-aacf-8ed40ec8f2ad.jpg?v=1685462627","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-american-department-store-transformed-richard-longstreth-9780300149388","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}