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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Disagreement with the 3-star reader (I liked it)
John F. Kasson is not about how idosyncratic Victorian Americans were but about us in the contemporary world. It all depends on what you are looking for of course, but I found this book accessible, informative, and well written. It is a great introductory book for those who have never thought about these things, which is , in my view, the case for most of us.
Published on August 20, 2005 by MH
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3 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
not rude enough for my taste
Although this book handles a topic that could be somewhat less than interesting in a fresh and amusing way, I was hoping for more anecdotes and juicy details. The beginning of the book is so promising-- with descriptions of the "rustics" of earlier times. I had really hoped to hear a bit more about the idiosyncracies of the Victorians-- since that period is...
Published on March 18, 2000
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Disagreement with the 3-star reader (I liked it),
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John F. Kasson is not about how idosyncratic Victorian Americans were but about us in the contemporary world. It all depends on what you are looking for of course, but I found this book accessible, informative, and well written. It is a great introductory book for those who have never thought about these things, which is , in my view, the case for most of us.
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Informative,
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3 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
not rude enough for my taste,
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This review is from: Rudeness and Civility: Manners in Nineteenth-Century Urban America (Paperback)
Although this book handles a topic that could be somewhat less than interesting in a fresh and amusing way, I was hoping for more anecdotes and juicy details. The beginning of the book is so promising-- with descriptions of the "rustics" of earlier times. I had really hoped to hear a bit more about the idiosyncracies of the Victorians-- since that period is so renowned for its quirks.
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Rudeness and Civility: Manners in Nineteenth-Century Urban America by John F. Kasson (Paperback - September 1, 1991)
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