Horatio Alger: Gender and Success in the Gilded Age
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Horatio Alger: Gender and Success in the Gilded Age by Charles Orson Cook
The Horatio Alger myth has worked itself deeply into American culture. Even those who have never read one of his stories and many who could not identify him have come to believe that honest, industrious adolescents can easily rise from poverty to respectability. That conviction has reinforced notions of capitalism and the Protestant work ethic.
Charles Orson Cook teaches American History in the Honors College at the University of Houston. He has a special interest in nineteenth century popular culture and American race relations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781881089667 |
| ISBN 10 | 1881089665 |
| Title | Horatio Alger: Gender and Success in the Gilded Age |
| Author | Charles Orson Cook |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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