American Hotel : : The Waldorf-Astoria and the Making of a Century / / David Freeland.
Completed in 1931, New York’s Waldorf-Astoria towers over Park Avenue as an international landmark and a masterpiece of Art Deco architecture. A symbol of elegance and luxury, the hotel has hosted countless movie stars, business tycoons, and world leaders over the past ninety years. American Hotel t...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 31 b-w images |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 A Haven for the Well-to-Do
- Chapter 2 Woman Spelled with a Big “W”
- Chapter 3 “Boom Centre”
- Chapter 4 Temporary Storms and Stress
- Chapter 5 No More Junior Proms!
- Chapter 6 Weekend at the Waldorf
- Chapter 7 Little America
- Chapter 8 The Waldorf Belongs to the People
- Chapter 9 Becoming Visible
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index