Victorian America, 1876 to 1913 (Almanacs of American Life)

Spanning the decades from colonial times to modern day, the Almanacs of American Life series delves into the daily lives of the American people. The broad range of information includes the prices of everyday items in colonial America, medical practices during the Revolutionary period, the annual salaries of teachers during Victorian times, the number of Americans who had indoor plumbing during the early part of the twentieth century, and much more.

This comprehensive series provides a solid foundation for imaginative research and critical thought, making it an ideal resource for students working on American history assignments. Each volume uses statistics and tables that offer an unprecedented amount of intriguing facts. Archival illustrations such as maps, photographs, cartoons, and advertisements visually document each era and invite researchers to browse through these volumes again and again.

Each book in the series provides students with information covering:
-- Climate, geography, and natural history
-- The economy, agriculture, industry, professions, trade, and finance
-- Population: size and character, family data, marriage age, birth rate, and immigration rate
-- Politics and government
-- Diet and health, mortality rates, and life span
-- Arts and letters
-- Popular culture
-- and more.

Illustrating the many different facets of American life during a period of immense innovation and change, this volume details the culture, arts, economy, politics, and conditions of daily life in the U.S. during the period between the Civil War and World War I. The book explores the mansions of Newport and the slums of the Lower East Side; the open door toimmigrants and the confinement of the Indians of the western frontier; the ruthless capital accumulation of the Robber Barons and the struggles of workers, including child laborers, for dignity and a decent wage; and the invention of the light bulb, the telephone, and the movies.