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?Service and Style? provides everything you ever wanted to know about the history of the American department store and its influence on society. The book is rich with good writing that flows and a wealth of illustrations from photos to store ads to postcards. The writer obviously had fun with this book and researched her subject well. Whether as a coffee table piece or a serious reference manual, Jan Whitaker?s book serves the reader with style.
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Service and Style: How the American Department Store Fashioned the Middle Class
meredithbritt, October 16, 2006
?Service and Style? provides everything you ever wanted to know about the history of the American department store and its influence on society. The book is rich with good writing that flows and a wealth of illustrations from photos to store ads to postcards. The writer obviously had fun with this book and researched her subject well. Whether as a coffee table piece or a serious reference manual, Jan Whitaker?s book serves the reader with style.(11 of 16 readers found this comment helpful)