Author: Melanie Dawson

While much has been written about the impact of Darwin’s theories on U.S. culture, and countless scholarly collections have been devoted to the science of evolution, few have addressed the specific d …

America at the last fin de siecle was in a period of profound societal transition. Industrialization was well under way and with it a burgeoning sense of professionalism and a growing middle class th …

A compelling analysis of how "middling" Americans entertained themselves and how these entertainments changed over time.The changing styles of middle-class home entertainments, Melanie Daws …