Consuming Visions: Accumulation and Display of Goods in America, 1880-1920 (WINTERTHUR CONFERENCE//

by Simon J. Bronner (Editor)

Examines how the consumer system came to pervade American society and analyzes cultural change through ads, architecture, and literature

391 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

Reviews

[Nicole C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fairly interesting - an examination of the ways in which the US became a consumer culture during the Gilded Age. County fairs, mail order catalogs, the advent of the department store - all of these things and more contributed to the commercial culture we are today.