Daily life in the industrial United States, 1870-1900 [eBook - ABC-Clio via NC Live

Daily Life In The Industrial Age Was Ever-changing, Unsettling, Outright Dangerous, And Often Thrilling. Electric Power Turned Night Into Day, Cities Swelled With Immigrants From The Countryside And From Europe, And Great Factories Belched Smoke And Beat Unnatural Rhythms While Turning Out Consumer Goods At An Astonishing Pace. Distance And Time Condensed As Rail Travel And Telegraph Lines Tied The Vast United States Together As Never Before. First-hand Accounts From Workers, Housewives, And Children Help Illuminate The Significant Achievements Of The Era And Their Impact On The Everyday Lives Of Ordinary People. Readers Will Learn Of A Broad Range Of Personal Experiences, While Comprehending The Importance Of The Economic And Social Developments Of The Period. A Chronology, A Glossary, More Than 40 Photographs, And Further Reading Sources Complete The Work.--jacket. Introduction : I Felt Everything Get Bigger And Go Quicker Every Day -- The City -- The Railroad -- The Factory And Organized Labor Responses -- Housework, Houses, And Women At Home -- Childhood And Family Life -- Consumer Culture -- Leisure And Entertainment -- Education And Health Care -- Religious And Civic Life -- Conclusion : Not The Gilded Age. Julie Husband And Jim O'loughlin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [249]-261) And Index. Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Chronology......Page 10 Introduction: “I Felt Everything Get Bigger and Go Quicker Every Day”......Page 14 1. The City......Page 32 2. The Railroad......Page 60 3. The Factory and Organized Labor Responses......Page 84 4. Housework, Houses, and Women at Home......Page 112 5. Childhood and Family Life......Page 134 6. Consumer Culture......Page 164 7. Leisure and Entertainment......Page 190 8. Education and Health Care......Page 214 9. Religious and Civic Life......Page 236 Conclusion: Not the Gilded Age......Page 256 Glossary......Page 258 Works Cited......Page 262 A......Page 276 C......Page 277 D......Page 278 G......Page 279 J......Page 280 M......Page 281 P......Page 282 S......Page 283 T......Page 284 Y......Page 285