Victorian America: Transformations in Everyday Life, 1876-1915 – Volume Four: A Portrait of Americans' Daily Lives (The Everyday Life in America Series, Vol. 4)
This fourth volume in The Everyday Life in America series surveys American daily life from 1876 to 1915. It explores commonplace objects, cultural tastes, suburban living, domestic history, the labor movement, college architecture, and other developments that reveal the values and transformations of Victorian America.
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Victorian America explores the daily lives of Americans from 1876 to 1915, presenting a detailed survey of the culture and experiences of the Victorian era.
The book examines commonplace objects, events, products, and tastes, showing how they expressed cultural values and contributed to the shaping of modern life.
Topics include suburban living, domestic history, the labor movement, and the architecture of colleges, alongside familiar developments such as cafeteria eating and Juicy Fruit gum.
With attention to the relationships among these subjects, this volume offers a broad and engaging portrait of a complex period in American cultural history.
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