Brown investigates how the superficially separate categorical systems of race, ethnicity, gender, and national identity intersect in the formation of whiteness in the US. More specifically, she examin
This book inquires into the relations between society and its natural environment by examining the historical discourse around several cases of state building in the American West: the construction of
Boehm (urban studies, Worcester State College) analyzed hundreds of popular works on the US Midwest city, preferring mainstream and national periodicals rather than specialized publications, to survey
Passed in 1873, the Comstock Act banned 'obscene' materials from the mail without defining obscenity, leaving it open to interpretation by courts that were hostile to free speech. Literature that refl
Though America experienced an increase in a native-born population and an emerging African-American identity throughout the nineteenth century, African culture did not necessarily dissipate with each
Babe Ruth is among the most lasting of American icons. A baseball player who emerged from the sports pages of the Jazz Age, he has become one of the dominant symbols of traditional cultural values, na
This book analyzes the theme of homelessness in American literature from the Civil War through the depression. Drawing on the work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Horatio Alger, Stephen Crane, Jacob Riis, J
Lotteries in Colonial America explores lotteries in England and the American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. From the founding of Jamestown to the financing of the American Revol
This book explores the authorities of Puritan Massachusetts balanced concern for the stability of the colony and the integrity of its Puritan mission with the hopes of reconciling dissidents back into
Judging by their public images they tended to be masculine in appearance and outlook. Some marched into saloons and emptied them. Others spoke for hours without respite in front of packed houses. Flet
This work examines the dramatic changes in America women's comedy performance in the years 1955-1995.The study focuses on the standup of Phyllis Diller and Roseanne andon the character comedy of Lily
Gender, class, and culture merge in the lived experiences of women on strike in the South. This book examines women unionists’ life histories through the lens of narrative analysis, interpreting their
Seeking to understand how literary texts both shaped and reflected the century's debates over adolescent female education, this book examines fictional works and historical documents featuring descrip
This book is an innovative piece combining historical archival data and contemporary interviews to analyze the function of narratives in communities. Using a case study of racial violence in Wilmingto
Edgar Allan Poe is today considered one of the greatest masters and most fascinating figures of the American literary world. However, an examination of Poe's essays and criticism throughout his prose
