ENGLISH

Sears Homes of Illinois

By Rosemary Thornton

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2010
ISBN
9781614235989, 9781596299399, 2010034172
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
15 MB (15477533 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-03-14 14:22:10
History; Nonfiction; HIS036000

Description

From 1908 to 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold nearly seventy-five thousand homes through its mail-order Modern Homes program. Families across the nation set about assembling the kits, using the thick instruction manual to puzzle out how twelve thousand pieces of house might fit together. The resulting dwellings were as durable as they were enchanting, swiftly becoming icons of the American landscape. Follow leading expert Rosemary Thornton through a lavishly illustrated history of the homes many Illinoisans don't know they are living in. Recognize your own front porch on a page in the Neo-Tudor section of the style gallery and tell your plumber he's helping to preserve a Barrington.

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