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The House that Came in the Mail

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The History of Sears

Richard Warren Sears started selling watches in the late 1800s. He moved operations to Chicago and grew out this larger mail order business. And it basically became the Amazon of the early 20th century. They all look surprisingly similar, even though they're scattered across the entire US.

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