Air-conditioning America
Download or Read eBook Air-conditioning America PDF 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.
| Author | : Gail Cooper |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0801871131 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801871139 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Air-conditioning America by : Gail Cooper
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.
