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On this episode of BackStory, the Guys jump headlong into the history of shopping in America\u2014the glitz and glamor, the overflowing shelves, and the cheesy muzak. They\u2019ll consider the role consumption played in the revolutionary politics of the colonies, look at the curious rash of shoplifting among well-heeled women in the country\u2019s first department stores, and reveal the connection between the Wizard of Oz and window shopping.\n
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