History of the United States II / Unit 3 USH2 0347 short lesson, about 20 seconds
L. Frank Baum's Store Window
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The idea
L. Frank Baum founded the National Association of Window Trimmers in eighteen ninety-eight and published a journal called The Store Window.
In practice
Shop windows arranged to make passers-by want what they saw.
Where people slip
Baum later wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The display window, like the catalogue, taught Americans to consume.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
Unlocks
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