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Bix, Cynthia Overbeck

Spending Spree: The History of American Shopping

88 pp. | Twenty-First Century | November, 2013 | Library ISBN 978-1-4677-1017-6 $33.27
(4) 4-6 Bix concisely tracks the evolution of shopping in America from general stores to pop-up shops. Supplemented with sidebars and archival photographs in an accessible design, the somewhat dry text clearly illustrates how we got from the Wild West to the strip mall. The book doesn't address the psychology of shopping or the evolution of advertising, but it contains some interesting facts. Reading list, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

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