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The Mauve Decade: American Life at the End of the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)

by Thomas Beer (Author) "THEY laid Jesse James in his grave and Dante Gabriel Rossetti died immediately..." (more)
Key Phrases: enlightened womanhood, New York, United States, Henry James (more...)
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Book Description
1926. Laced with anecdotes and sparkling epigrams, Beer's remarkable cultural history encompasses a witty study of the Gilded Age's last decade-from high society to the closing of the West-bracketed by Emerson's death and Teddy Roosevelt's presidential election. Contents: The Titaness; Wasted Land; Depravity; Dear Harp; The Unholy Host; The American Magazines; and Figures of Earth. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Carroll & Graf (August 22, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0786705019
  • ISBN-13: 978-0786705016
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #610,638 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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