The Gilded Age /
The Gilded Age--the time between Reconstruction and the Spanish-American War--marked the beginnings of modern America. The advertising industry became an important part of selling the American Dream. Americans dined out more than ever before, and began to take leisure activities more seriously. Wome...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2004
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| Series: | American popular culture through history.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Series foreword / by Ray B. Browne
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Timeline of popular culture, 1875-1900
- Everyday America
- World of youth
- Advertising
- Architecture
- Fashion
- Food
- Leisure activities
- Literature
- Music
- Performing arts
- Travel
- Visual arts
- Cost of products, 1890-1899
- Notes
- Further reading
- Index.
