Victorian America: Transformations in Everyday Life, 1876-1915 (The Everyday Life in America Series, Vol. 4)
by Thomas J. Schlereth
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Author: Thomas J. SchlerethEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1992-07-15
ISBN: 0060921609
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: Tedious, but great info
Summary: 3 Stars
I read this book for a class and I am glad it was assigned because I learned so much from reading it. However, this is not a book I'd expect anyone to read for pleasure.
The book is a social history of post-Reconstruction to about World War I. The author breaks down categories of everyday life -- housing, working, playing, etc. -- showing how much things changed during that 40-year period. And it is loaded with information. I learned that Americans used to buy houses from the Sears catalog; I learned of the origins of some of the more popular department stores and products of today, like Filene's and Post cereal; I learned about the early stages of the telephone and voice recorder. It was very educational.
However, it reads like a textbook. There's no color here, just one fact after another. It serves its purpose as an informative book that provides background for a class on that era, but it's hardly the kind of book you take to the beach for a relaxing, smooth read.
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Summary of Victorian America: Transformations in Everyday Life, 1876-1915 (The Everyday Life in America Series, Vol. 4)
A valuable and compelling portrait of the daily life of Americans during the Victorian era--the fourth volume in the Everyday Life in America series
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