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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53090941 Title: The Gilded Age Author: Joel Shrock Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. ISBN/ISSN: 031332204X 9780313322044 OCLC:53090941

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The Gilded Age

Author:	Joel Shrock
Publisher:	Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
Series:	American popular culture through history
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	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. Women's fashion gradually grew less restrictive, and architecture experienced an American Renaissance. Twelve narrative chap Read more... 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. Women's fashion gradually grew less restrictive, and architecture experienced an American Renaissance. Twelve narrative chapters chronicle how American culture changed and grew near the end of the 20th century. Annotation. Twelve narrative chapters chronicle how American culture changed and grew near the end of the 20th century.
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Joel Shrock Find more information about:
ISBN:	031332204X 9780313322044
OCLC Number:	53090941
Description:	xxv, 313 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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.
Series Title:	American popular culture through history
Responsibility:	Joel Shrock.

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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. Women's fashion gradually grew less restrictive, and architecture experienced an American Renaissance. Twelve narrative chapters chronicle how American culture changed and grew near the end of the 20th century. Annotation. Twelve narrative chapters chronicle how American culture changed and grew near the end of the 20th century.

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