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The Fear of Sinking: The American Success Formula in the Gilded Age
Kilmer (Marian College) analyzes the national preoccupation with success in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She looks at success stories in contemporary newspapers and the popular press, and examines origins of the Cinderella "rags-to-riches" story in oral tradition. For scholars in mass communications, literature, popular culture, history, and the social sciences. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
230 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1996
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