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Bob Batchelor
ISBN: 0-313-31334-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31334-9
288 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/2002
List Price: $59.95 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: the so-called quiet decade of 1900-1910 was anything but quiet. Spurred by the energy and progressive attitude of President Theodore Roosevelt and millions of immigrants flooding into our cities, American life saw tremendous cultural and technological change. A healthy economy gave workers more spending money and leisure time to enjoy hobbies, travel, and pastimes, including a new and revolutionary entertainment-the movies.

Providing an exciting picture of American life at the dawn of the 20th century, this volume covers:
  • Innovations in technology, such as the airplane and the automobile
•The advent of modern architecture
•The proliferation of advertising aimed at the new middle class
•Fads, games, sports, and hobbies
•Changes in fashion and cuisine

This book also features the burgeoning of the arts, including the school of realism and naturalism in literature, the first truly American music-jazz-and the new performing art that played to American tastes: vaudeville. A wealth of facts, information, and interesting sidelights not available elsewhere makes this a treasure trove for students and interested readers.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
    Timeline of Popular Culture
    Preface
    Introduction
    Everyday America
    World of Youth
    Advertising
    Architecture
    Fashion
    Food
    Leisure Activities
    Literature
    Music
    Performing Arts
    Travel
    Visual Arts
    Cost of Products During the 1900s
About the Author: BOB BATCHELOR is an award-winning business writer and historian. Trained at the University of Pittsburgh and Kent State University, he currently lives with his wife, Katherine, in San Rafael, CA.
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