02783oam 2200625 a 450 991081993960332120200520144314.0979-84-00-65714-61-282-41798-397866124179860-313-06221-810.5040/9798400657146(CKB)2550000000001703(EBL)497449(OCoLC)70923291(SSID)ssj0000360557(PQKBManifestationID)11305261(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000360557(PQKBWorkID)10326864(PQKB)10967805(Au-PeEL)EBL497449(CaPaEBR)ebr10362815(MiAaPQ)EBC497449(DLC)BP9798400657146BC(EXLCZ)99255000000000170320240214e20042024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Gilded Age /Joel Shrock1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Greenwood Press,2004.London :Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),20241 online resource (342 p.)American popular culture through historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-32204-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-304) and index.Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Timeline of Popular Culture, 1875-1900; 1 Everyday America; 2 World of Youth; 3 Advertising; 4 Architecture; 5 Fashion; 6 Food; 7 Leisure Activities; 8 Literature; 9 Music; 10 Performing Arts; 11 Travel; 12 Visual Arts; Cost of Products, 1890-1899; Notes; Further Reading; IndexThe 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. Included are chapter bibliographies, a timeline, a cost comparison, and a suggested reading lisAmerican popular culture through history.Popular cultureUnited StatesHistory19th centuryUnited StatesCivilization1865-1918Popular cultureHistory306/.0973/09034Shrock Joel1658250DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910819939603321The Gilded Age4012135UNINA