HIST 221: THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1865

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HIST 221 THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1865

• LECTURE 7
• "THE RISE OF THE LEISURE CLASS"

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I. From Gentility to Vulgarity

• A. The Organizational Revolution v. "Moral Uplift"

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B. The Culture of Abundance

• 1. Advertising

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B. The Culture of Abundance

• 2. Americans Just Want to Have Fun

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2. Americans Just Want to Have Fun
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2. Americans Just Want to Have Fun
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C. The Democratic Culture

• 1. Rise of Public Opinion

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II. The Hieroglyphic Civilization Culture and
Commerce

• A. Communications Revolution

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II. The Hieroglyphic Civilization

• B. Life and death, eating and dreaming in the New
  Culture

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II. The Hieroglyphic Civilization

• C. The Rise of Popular Culture

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II. The Hieroglyphic Civilization

• 1. The Religion of Baseball

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II. The Hieroglyphic Civilization

• a. From Killing Grounds to Polo Grounds

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III. The Backlash

• A. Personality v. Character
• B. Theodore Roosevelt and the Two Worlds

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William Dean Howells
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Henry Bellows
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Joseph Pulitzer
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Joseph Pulitzer
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Vachel Lindsay
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Thomas Edison
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Cincinnati Red Stockings
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Anthony Comstock
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Dale Carnegie
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Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
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Jacob Riis
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San Juan Hill/Kettle Hill
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San Juan Hill/Kettle Hill