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The New Nation

The New Nation

Vickers, Anita

Hardcover

Series: American Popular Culture Through History

General SociologyGeneral United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0313312648
ISBN13: 9780313312649
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: Jun 30 2002
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.32
Height: 1.09 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.58
Language: English

Most historical studies bury us in wars and politics, paying scant attention to the everyday effects of pop culture. Welcome to America's other history: the arts, activities, common items, and popular opinions that profoundly impacted our national way of life.
At the birth of the nation, when America's statesmen were laying the foundations of a new government, citizens were forging a popular culture to call their own. Patriotic symbols like the eagle and the profile of George Washington symbolized the virtues of the young nation. People from all classes--farmers, merchants, and the educated wealthy--turned away from European culture and began to recognize America's own prodigies. Homes, furnitures, fashions, and pastimes sprang from the new climate and topography. The styles, hobbies, and entertainments would evolve into the uniquely American popular culture we recognize today.

Early American artists such as Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, and Charles Wilson Peale emerged along with original contributions to culture, including:

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