Hotel Dreams
Hotel Dreams

Author: Molly W. Berger

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2011-04-18

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1421401843

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Winner, 2012 Sally Hacker Prize, Society for the History of Technology Hotel 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 complex—and often contentious—relationship 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.

The Blind Boss and His City
The Blind Boss and His City

Author: William A. Bullough

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0520322274

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1979.

Rulers and Rebels
Rulers and Rebels

Author: Laurence H. Shoup

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 1450255906

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Explore the forgotten history of early California from the viewpoint of the working poor, blacks, immigrants, and other disenfranchised groups who rebelled against rulers.