{"product_id":"hotel-dreams-luxury-technology-and-urban-ambition-in-america-1829-1929-studies-in-industry-and-society-0801899877","title":"Hotel Dreams: Luxury, Technology, and Urban Ambition in America, 1829-1929 (Studies in Industry and Society)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0801899877\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berger, Molly W.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2012 Sally Hacker Prize, Society for the History of TechnologyHotel Dreams 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 complexand often contentiousrelationship among luxury, economic development, and the ideals of a democratic society.Berger 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","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51875537715488,"sku":"NEW0801899877","price":24.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/41C02iOHToL.jpg?v=1781751372","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/hotel-dreams-luxury-technology-and-urban-ambition-in-america-1829-1929-studies-in-industry-and-society-0801899877","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}