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Sales & celebrations [electronic resource] : retailing and regional identity in Western New York State, 1920-1940 / Sarah Elvins.

By: Elvins, Sarah.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Athens : Ohio University Press, c2004Description: xxi, 222 p. : ill.Other title: Sales and celebrations.Subject(s): Retail trade -- New York (State) -- History -- 20th century | New York (State), Western -- Economic conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 381/.1/09747909042 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
A region develops -- Downtown retailers and "Main street towns" -- Selling in hub and hinterland -- The "chain store question" and the independent retailer -- The depression and local spending -- Hard times and good times at home.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and index.

A region develops -- Downtown retailers and "Main street towns" -- Selling in hub and hinterland -- The "chain store question" and the independent retailer -- The depression and local spending -- Hard times and good times at home.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.