Made in USA the secret histories of the things that made America

The world in a package -- Blades -- The equalizer, or the confidence machine -- Little factories -- Easy chairs -- Kit homes: log cabin and balloon frame -- Wonders of the modern world, or bridges and plumbing -- Ship shapes and land yachts -- Model T to tail fin -- Airlines -- Streamlines -- Self-s...

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1. Verfasser: Patton, Phil (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Grove Weidenfeld 1992
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Zusammenfassung:The world in a package -- Blades -- The equalizer, or the confidence machine -- Little factories -- Easy chairs -- Kit homes: log cabin and balloon frame -- Wonders of the modern world, or bridges and plumbing -- Ship shapes and land yachts -- Model T to tail fin -- Airlines -- Streamlines -- Self-service -- Rural electrification, or electric guitar -- The dialetics of dude, or the mechanical rodeo -- Private eyes and public faces, or look sharp! -- For whom the bell tolled -- "Fantasy amplifiers," or living in the virtual world.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-388) and index
Beschreibung:VIII, 403 S.
Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:0802112765
0-8021-1276-5