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Expansion of Everyday Life, 18601876
Daniel E. Sutherland
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Description for Expansion of Everyday Life, 18601876
Paperback. First published in 1989, this study portrays ordinary Americans, though affected by the upheaval of social and geographical expansion, simply pursuing their personal lives. Sutherland combines dating and marriage customs, life in the gambling dens and more, with memoirs to give a glimpse of the middle class groping its way to the modern world. Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFW; 1KBBNK; 1KBBNN; 1KBBWC; 1KBBWN; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
During this period, five states joined the Union—Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska and Colorado—and the population reached nearly forty million. The westward movement was given a boost by the cornpletion of the first intercontinental railroad, and migration from farms and villages to towns and cities increased, accompanied by a shift from rural occupations and crafts to industrial tasks and trades. Overall, the pursuit of middle-class status became a driving force. As this book illustrates, however, most people, though affected by the major upheavals of history, simply pursued their personal lives. Sutherland chronicles dating and marriage customs, the dangers and ... Read more
During this period, five states joined the Union—Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska and Colorado—and the population reached nearly forty million. The westward movement was given a boost by the cornpletion of the first intercontinental railroad, and migration from farms and villages to towns and cities increased, accompanied by a shift from rural occupations and crafts to industrial tasks and trades. Overall, the pursuit of middle-class status became a driving force. As this book illustrates, however, most people, though affected by the major upheavals of history, simply pursued their personal lives. Sutherland chronicles dating and marriage customs, the dangers and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557285966
SKU
V9781557285966
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Ref
99-15
About Daniel E. Sutherland
Daniel E. Sutherland is a professor of history at the University of Arkansas and the author of several books, including Guerrillas, Unionists, and Violence on the Confederate Home Front and Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville: The Dare Mark Campaign.
Reviews for Expansion of Everyday Life, 18601876
"[T]his lively study should inspire renewed interest in the social history of the U.S." —Publishers Weekly