Description: Sears in Chicago From watch catalog to international retail empire, revisit Sears's Windy City history with author Val Rendel and remember how good the "Good Life" once was.In 1887, Richard W. Sears started a Chicago mail-order house that quickly outpaced its competitors, including Montgomery Ward. For millions of rural Americans over the next hundred years, Chicago was the place where dreams came from. Here, the "World's Largest Store" opened its first retail buildings, debuted its WLS radio station and transformed the global marketplace from the Great Works headquarters complex. Today, Sears has faded from the city of its birth, but many marks of the once-great business remain, from repurposed iconic department store buildings to the Sears kit homes still scattered across the suburbs. The 110-story skyscraper that dominates the skyline will forever be known to locals as the Sears Tower. Sears greatest legacy, however, was the role it played in shaping the lives of generations of Chicagoans.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467139946
Book Title: Sears in Chicago : a Century of Memories
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.3in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Val Perry Rendel
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Industries / Retailing, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, In, Ks, MI, MN, MO, North Dakota, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Subjects & Themes / Historical, Economic Conditions, United States / MidWest / East North Central (IL, In, MI, OH, Wi)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Photography, Travel, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
