"The thirty bibliographies of the most influential work in American cultural history would by themselves make the hook very helpful to a wide audience. But the essays' historiographical and thematic overviews provide the most valuable contribution, for each essay is aimed squarely at the ways that the best works in the field have been in conversation with each other." (A Journal of Southern History, February 2010) "A monumental achievement. The breadth of coverage is staggering, and the depth of insight a credit to its multifarious authors. Rarely can one book offer so much." (Reviews in History, April 2009) “This excellent reader in US cultural history for undergraduates may also be useful to specialists as a general overview of the field as it has evolved, especially over the past four decades. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.” (CHOICE, March 2009) "A guide for scholars and students who are interested in developments over the past quarter-century … .No reader should come away from it without a good springboard to further study. It is an apitite-whetter, a conspectus and a guide." (Reference Reviews, January 2009)