{"product_id":"houses-by-mail-isbn-9780471143949","title":"Houses by Mail","description":"It was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences--such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses by Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. \"After decades of obscurity, Sears houses have become chic.\" --Wall Street Journal \"These were . spacious, solidly built homes.\" --Parade \"Don't be surprised if your own cozy bungalow turns up [in the book].\"--Philadelphia Inquirer \"A nostalgic and informative look at the tastes of Americans in the years before World War II.\"--Publishers Weekly \"The bible to researchers of Sears' ready-cut homes.\"--Saturday Evening Post Gabled Roof, One Story, End Entrance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gabled Roof, One and a Half to Two and a Half Stories, EndEntrance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gabled Roof, One Story, Corner Entrance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gabled Roof, One Story, Side Entrance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gabled Roof, One and a Half Stories, Side Entrance, One FrontDormer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gabled Roof, One and a Half Stories, Side Entrance, Two or MoreFront Dormers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gabled Roof, One and a Half Stories, Projecting Gabled SideEntrance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gabled Roof, Two or More Stories, Side Entrance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Intersecting Gabled Roof, One to One and a Half Stories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Intersecting Gabled Roof, Two or More Stories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hipped Roof, One to One and a Half Stories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hipped Roof, Two or More Stories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hipped-Gable Roof.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gambrel Roof.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Flat or Mansard Roof.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cottages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Further Reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Information Sources.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index of Styles.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Cole Stevenson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eHouses by Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Wiley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH. Ward Jandl\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eHouses by Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Wiley.   It was the American Dream by Mail Order —Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years—but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences—such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses by Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. \"After decades of obscurity, Sears houses have become chic.\" —Wall Street Journal \"These were … spacious, solidly built homes.\" —Parade \"Don’t be surprised if your own cozy bungalow turns up [in the book].\"—Philadelphia Inquirer \"A nostalgic and informative look at the tastes of Americans in the years before World War II.\"—Publishers Weekly \"The bible to researchers of Sears’ ready-cut homes.\"—Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989372813541,"sku":"NP9780471143949","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471143949.jpg?v=1761783859","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/houses-by-mail-isbn-9780471143949","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}