Air-conditioning America

Air-conditioning America
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 0801871131
ISBN-13 : 9780801871139
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Air-conditioning America by : Gail Cooper

Download or read book Air-conditioning America written by Gail Cooper and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooper demonstrates how the lure of the open air, from rooftop schoolrooms to open-air theaters to the front porch, challenged air conditioning. Americans were slow to give up the social rituals of hot-weather living - the cold drink, the cool clothes, the summer vacation - for the comforts of either the window air conditioner or the central system.


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