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Land of Desire

Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture

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Land of Desire

By: William R. Leach
Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
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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.

©1993 William Leach (P)2019 Tantor Political Science Politics & Government United States Social Sciences Capitalism Americas Anthropology Socialism Emigration & Immigration
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By looking back through history, William R. Leach was prescient in this thorough, well-researched, and entertaining book on the rise of consumerism and the manufacturing of desire in the early twentieth century; highly recommended!

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