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
American life saw tremendous change from 1900-1910. This volume offers a wealth of information on popular culture at the dawn of the 20th century.
Bob Batchelor, PhD, is assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University and academic coordinator of its online master's program in public relations. Batchelor is the author or editor of 21 books, including 3 volumes in Greenwood's "Popular Culture through History" series: The 1900s, The 1980s, and The 2000s. In addition, he edited Greenwood's four-volume American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade; Praeger's three-volume Cult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream; and Praeger's three-volume American History through American Sports.
?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
?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
"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
"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
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