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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"19th Century America"”.
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Evil Becomes Her: Prostitution's Transition from Necessary to Social Evil in 19th Century America
<p>Nineteenth-century America witnessed a period of tremendous growth and change as cities flourished, immigration swelled, and industrialization spread. This setting allowed prostitution to thrive and professionalize, and the visibility of such “immoral” activity required Americans to seek a new …
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A structuralist reading of selected works by Edgar Allan Poe
… the growing social fear of premature burial in 19th Century America I will analyze a selection of Poe's short stories: "Berenice," "The Black Cat," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Ligeia," "The Mask of the Red Death," "The Premature Burial," and "The Tell-Tale …
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Between Hull and a Hard Core: Varying Patterns in the Evolution of the Darwinian Research Tradition
… and the formation of Neo-Lamarckism in 19th century America.
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The Jacob A. Riis-Theodore Roosevelt Digital Archive
… Era in US history, which lasted from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. During the Progressive Era, reformers from the American middle class made significant strides in addressing social issues in urban areas and among the working and lower classes. These social issues included …
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Mourning at Mount Vernon: Memory, Commemoration, and Thanatourism in the Creation of Nineteenth-Century American Identity
… dedicated to promoting patriotic memories of the American Revolution during the Sectional Crisis, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age which resulted in building national identity focused on sacrifice to the nation. As the plantation is also the site of George Washington’s Tomb, I contend that travel to …