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Bob Batchelor
Book Code: GR1334
ISBN: 0-313-31334-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31334-9
288 pages, photographs
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/2002
List Price: $59.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Offering a wealth of information on the last century's first decade, this reference would be a useful addition to any collection....Recommended.
    —Library Media Connection     January 2003
  • Business writer and historian Batchelor suspects that historians have acquired a distaste for the ten years between 1900 and 1910 because of the dominance of Teddy Roosevelt and The Progressive Era. He finds much more that was happening concerning life and youth, and such areas of popular culture as advertising, leisure activities, music, and travel.
    —Reference & Research Book News     August 2002
Description: The so-called "quiet decade" of 1900-1910 was anything but quiet. Spurred by the energy and progressive attitude of President Theodore Roosevelt and millions of immigrants flooding into our cities, American life saw tremendous cultural and technological change. A healthy economy gave workers more spending money and leisure time to enjoy hobbies, travel, and pastimes, including a new and revolutionary entertainment-the movies. Providing an exciting picture of American life at the dawn of the 20th century, this volume covers:
DBLInnovations in technology, such as the airplane and the automobile
  • The advent of "modern" architecture
  • The proliferation of advertising aimed at the new middle class
  • Fads, games, sports, and hobbies
  • Changes in fashion and cuisine
    This book also features the burgeoning of the arts, including the school of realism and naturalism in literature, the first truly American music-jazz-and the new performing art that played to American tastes: vaudeville. A wealth of facts, information, and interesting sidelights not available elsewhere makes this a treasure trove for students and interested readers.
    • Table of Contents:
    • Series Foreword
    • Timeline of Popular Culture
    • Preface
    • Introduction
    • Everyday America
    • World of Youth
    • Advertising
    • Architecture
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Leisure Activities
    • Literature
    • Music
    • Performing Arts
    • Travel
    • Visual Arts
    • Cost of Products During the 1900s
    LC Card Number: 2001050132
    LCC Class: E169
    Dewey Class: 973
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