American holiday postcards, 1905-1915 imagery and context /

"This book argues that holiday postcards circulated primarily among rural and small town, Northern, white women with Anglo-Saxon and Germanic heritages. Gifford reconsiders the postcard phenomenon as an image-based conversation among exclusive groups of Americans. This book demonstrates how the...

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Hovedforfatter: Gifford, Daniel, 1970-
Institution som forfatter: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2013.
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Summary:"This book argues that holiday postcards circulated primarily among rural and small town, Northern, white women with Anglo-Saxon and Germanic heritages. Gifford reconsiders the postcard phenomenon as an image-based conversation among exclusive groups of Americans. This book demonstrates how the postcard images reveal deep divides at the height of the Progressive Era"--
Fysisk beskrivelse:ix, 224 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.)
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references and index.