The houses that Sears built Everything you ever wanted to know about Sears catalog homes

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Subjects: Sears, Roebuck and Company. > Home Construction Division > History.

Prefabricated houses.

Architecture, Domestic > Designs and plans > History.

Mail-order business > Catalogs > History.

Architecture, Domestic > History.
Published: Alton, Ill. : Gentle Beam Publications 2002.
Language: English
Main Author: Rosemary Fuller Thornton (-)
Edition: First edition
Item Description: "Includes: the lost Sears homes! Original catalog pictures of rare Sears homes which have not been published in 80 years"--Cover.
Physical Description: 119 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780971558809

Chapter 1. What Is A Sears Catalog Home? (And Why Are They So Intriguing?)
Chapter 2. "Hang Your Saw On a Nail All Day:" Sears Homes and Their Unique Place in American Architecture
Chapter 3. What Were Sears Homes Made Of? Amazing Facts, Interesting Details and Curiosities About Sears Homes
Chapter 4. The Houses That Sears Repossessed: Sears Modern Homes, Sears Mortgages And The Great Depression
Chapter 5. $1 Million Worth of Sears Homes: The Biggest Order In The History of The Sears Modern Homes Department
Chapter 6. Is It Really a Sears Home? How To Identify Sears Homes From The Curb, The Kitchen or The Courthouse
Chapter 7. A House for the Little Woman And The Kiddies: A Fascinating Look Inside The Sears Modern Homes Catalogues
Chapter 8. Fact vs. Fiction: Myths, Mistakes And Misinformation About Sears Modern Homes
Chapter 9. Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 10. The Lost Sears Homes
Chapter 11. Conclusion: What Did George Bailey and Sears, Roebuck Have in Common?