Hotel by Andrew K Sandoval-Strausz
When George Washington embarked on his presidential tours of 1789-91, the rudimentary inns and taverns of the day suddenly seemed dismally inadequate. But within a decade, Americans had built the first hotels. This book recounts the history of the hotel in America. It presents a collection of more than 120 illustrations of hotel life in every era.
'A dense, ambitious, and valuable new work.. Hotel is filled with interesting information; Sandoval-Strausz develops social, moral, economic, legal and political connections with originality and insight. His impassioned reading of our 'built environment' is fascinating, his research prodigious... I will never again check into a hotel without thinking of myself as an ambassador of peace; that alone, with its profound implications, makes this thoughtful book worthwhile.' Dominique Browning, New York Times Book Review
A. K. Sandoval-Strausz is associate professor of history at the University of New Mexico.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300142020 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300142021 |
| Title | Hotel |
| Author | Andrew K Sandoval-Strausz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2008-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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