Icons of American Popular Culture: From P.T. Barnum to Jennifer Lopez (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780765622983)

Traces the evolution of American popular culture over the past two centuries. In a lengthy chronology of landmark events, and ten chapters, each revolving around the lives of two individuals who are in some way emblematic of their times, this provides a window on the social, economic, and political history of US democracy from the antebellum period to the present.

Author: Robert C. Cottrell
ISBN-10: 076562298X
ISBN-13: 9780765622983
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2009
Pages: 278
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2010
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 64