Chewing Gum In America 1850 1920

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786498451

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Chewing Gum in America, 1850-1920 by Kerry Segrave Pdf

Americans began chewing gum long before 1850, scraping resin from spruce trees, removing any bits of bark or insects and chewing the finished product. Commercially-made gum was of limited availability and came in three types--tree resin, pretroleum-based paraffin and chicle-based--the latter, a natural latex, ultimately eclipsing its rivals by 1920. Once considered a women-only bad habit, chewing gum grew in popularity and was soon indulged in by all segments of society. The gum industry tried vigorously to export the habit, but it proved uniquely American and would not stick abroad. This book examines the chewing gum industry in the United States from 1850 to 1920, the rise and spread of gum chewing and the reactions--nearly all negative--to the habit from editorial writers, reformers, religious figures, employers and the courts. The age-old problem of what to do with chewed gum--some saved it in lockets around their neck; some shared it with friends--is also covered.

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476619811

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Chewing Gum in America, 1850-1920 by Kerry Segrave Pdf

Americans began chewing gum long before 1850, scraping resin from spruce trees, removing any bits of bark or insects and chewing the finished product. Commercially-made gum was of limited availability and came in three types--tree resin, pretroleum-based paraffin and chicle-based--the latter, a natural latex, ultimately eclipsing its rivals by 1920. Once considered a women-only bad habit, chewing gum grew in popularity and was soon indulged in by all segments of society. The gum industry tried vigorously to export the habit, but it proved uniquely American and would not stick abroad. This book examines the chewing gum industry in the United States from 1850 to 1920, the rise and spread of gum chewing and the reactions--nearly all negative--to the habit from editorial writers, reformers, religious figures, employers and the courts. The age-old problem of what to do with chewed gum--some saved it in lockets around their neck; some shared it with friends--is also covered.

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476624488

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Police Violence in America, 1869äóñ1920 by Kerry Segrave Pdf

Police violence is not a new phenomenon. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, police officers in America assaulted or killed many ordinary citizens, often during improper detainments or arrests where no threat existed or no crime had been committed. Based on hundreds of newspaper accounts from 1869 through 1920, this history provides a chronological listing of interactions between police and unarmed citizens in which the citizens—some of them minors—were assaulted or killed. Police who committed such acts often lied to protect themselves, assisted by fellow officers and encouraging the media to demonize the victims. The author provides information on the prosecution and punishment of officers where available.

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781476676715

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The Electric Car in America, 1890-1922 by Kerry Segrave Pdf

The electric vehicle seemed poised in 1900 to be a leader in automotive production. Clean, odorless, noiseless and mechanically simple, electrics rarely broke down and were easy to operate. An electric car could be started instantly from the driver's seat; no other machine could claim that advantage. But then it all went wrong. As this history details, the hope and confidence of 1900 collapsed and just two decades later electric cars were effectively dead. They had remained expensive even as gasoline cars saw dramatic price reductions, and the storage battery was an endless source of problems. An increasingly frantic public relations campaign of lies and deceptive advertising could not turn the tide.

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476669045

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The Women Who Got America Talking by Kerry Segrave Pdf

When the need for telephone operators arose in the 1870s, the assumption was that they should all be male. Wages for adult men were too high, so boys were hired. They proved quick to argue with the subscribers, so females replaced them. Women were calmer, had reassuring voices and rarely talked back. Within a few years, telephone operators were all female and would remain so. The pay was low and working conditions harsh. The job often impaired their health, as they suffered abuse from subscribers in silence under pain of dismissal. Discipline was stern--dress codes were mandated, although they were never seen by the public. Most were young, domestic and anything but militant. Yet many joined unions and walked picket lines in response to the severely capitalistic, sexist system they worked under.

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781476638089

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Women and Bicycles in America, 1868-1900 by Kerry Segrave Pdf

 In the last third of the 1800s, America was struck by a bicycle craze. This trend massively impacted the lives of women, allowing them greater mobility and changing perceptions of women as weak or in need of chaperons. This book traces the history and development of the American bicycle, observing its critical role in the fight for gender equality. The bicycle radically changed the face of fashion, health and even morality and propriety in America. This thorough history traces the sweeping social advances made by women in relation to the development of the bicycle.

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476682860

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The National Security League, 1914-1922 by Kerry Segrave Pdf

The early 20th century saw the founding of the National Security League, a nationalistic nonprofit organization committed to an expanded military, conscripted service and meritocracy. This book details its history, from its formation in December 1914 through 1922, at which point it was a spent force in decline. Founded by wealthy corporate lawyers based in New York City, it had secret backers in the capitalist class, who had two goals in mind. One was to profit immensely from the newly begun World War I. The other was to control the working classes in times of both war and peace. This agenda was presented to the public under the guise of preparedness, patriotism, and Americanization. Although the league was eventually found by Congress to have violated election spending limits, no sanctions of any kind were ever applied. This history details the secret machinations of an organization dedicated to solidifying the grip of the capitalist class over workers, all under the cover of American pride.

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476662152

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The Hatpin Menace by Kerry Segrave Pdf

Between 1887 and 1920, the humble hatpin went from an unremarkable item in every woman's wardrobe, to a fashion necessity, to a dangerous weapon (it was said). Big hair and big hats of the era meant big hatpins, and their weaponized use sparked controversy. There were "good" uses of hatpins, such as fending off an attacker in the street. There were also "bad" uses, such as when a woman being arrested tried to stab a police officer. But seriously: All those protruding pins seemed to threaten people everywhere in the public sphere. It did not sit well with the patriarchy, who responded with hysterical crusades and often ludicrous legislation aimed at curbing the hatpin and disarming American women.

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781476694917

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Taming the Automobile by Kerry Segrave Pdf

The first decade of the auto industry in America featured politicians and bureaucrats at all political levels trying to come to terms with a new form of locomotion. Rules and regulations had to be drafted, implemented, and then enforced. Working against them was a small but wealthy and powerful group that fought against regulations, tried to weaken those they could not block, or sought to write the rules themselves. This book details how the auto industry was imposed on society from the top down, unlike many new innovations that go through society from the bottom up.

Author : Dan Allosso
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780300236828

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Peppermint Kings by Dan Allosso Pdf

An unexplored, fascinating history of nineteenth-century agrarian life, told through the engaging lens of three families central to the peppermint oil industry This unconventional history relates the engaging and unusual stories of three families in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose involvement in the peppermint oil industry provides insights into the perspectives and concerns of rural people of their time. Challenging the standard paradigms, historian Dan Allosso focuses on the rural characters who lived by their own rules and did not acquiesce to contemporary religious doctrines, business mores, and political expediencies. The Ranneys, a secular family in a very religious time and place; the Hotchkisses, who ran banks and printed their own money while the Lincoln administration was eliminating state banking; and the Todd family, who incorporated successful business practices with populist socialism, all highlight the untold story of rural America's engagement with the capitalist marketplace. The families' atypical attitudes and activities offer unexpected perspectives on rural business and life.

Author : Maury Klein
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016289063

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The Flowering of the Third America by Maury Klein Pdf

In a provocative new interpretation of a transforming era, 1850P1920, Klein integrates social, economic, and business history and stresses the driving role of technology in creating a complex society of many cultures. As increasing organization made life more fragmented and alienated for ordinary persons, Klein argues, a unifying social thread was provided by a surprising new source: the consumer economy. American Ways Series.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Sugar growing
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172014791501

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World Sugar History Newsletter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Donald J. Pisani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018376983

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Water, Land, and Law in the West by Donald J. Pisani Pdf

The series presents an interdisciplinary approach to the use and misuse of resources in the American West. This volume comprises essays written between 1982 and 1994, and previously published in journals such as Western Historical Quarterly, J. of American History, and Environmental History Review). Pisani, one of the nation's leading environmental and Western historians, highlights the central role played by land, water, and timber allocation in the American West, and shows how efforts to achieve justice and efficiency were compromised by the region's obsession with achieving rapid economic growth. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1732 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Lumber trade
ISBN : UOM:39015084519621

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American Lumberman by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wendy Rouse Jorae
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:X76628

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The Children of Chinatown by Wendy Rouse Jorae Pdf