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Character Is Capital: Success Manuals and Manhood in Gilded Age America Judy Hilkey New edition
Character Is Capital: Success Manuals and Manhood in Gilded Age America
Judy Hilkey
In the late-19th century a new type of book - the success manual - became commonplace in millions of homes across America. This text argues that these books, far from offering practical advice, presented a dire picture of an uncertain new age, portraying life as a brutal struggle for survival.
272 pages, 17 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 29, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807846582 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 17 mm · 362 g |
| Language | English |