Westward Expansion

Subjects:

• Popular Culture » Popular Culture (General)
• History » American History -- Nineteenth Century

Reviews:

• General and undergraduate collections.
  —Choice January 2003
• Quay's book is helpful guide to popular culture....[a] handy reference source for public school teachers and students.
  —The Annals of Iowa Summer 2003
• The contribution of this work is its focus on popular culture in a particular time and place, allowing more description and exploration of the persistence and pervasive nature of the West in contemporary American culture....The survey nature of the work invites reader participation and makes it a fine resource for instruction, research, ahd discussion. Its reference value is enhanced by the extensive notes and bibliography. The work is recommended for high school, public, and academic libraries.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly Summer 2003
• [A] fascinating book, as it brings to life the nineteenth-century West and the ways in which we have integrated some of its features into our lives today.
  —H-Net Reviews December 2002
• This unique look at America's expansion to the West explores history through the influence on popular culture of people, places, inventions, and events... This excellent title belongs on the reference shelves, and all staff members who assist with student research should be aware of familiar with it.
  —VOYA February 2003
• ...a good starting point for students ready to move beyond encyclopedias and other general research tools.
  —School Library Journal February 2003

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Timeline of Popular Culture
• Everyday America
• World of Youth
• Advertising
• Architecture
• Fashion
• Food
• Leisure Activities
• Literature
• Music
• Performing Arts
• Travel
• Visual Arts
• Cost of Products
• Further Reading
• Index