[PDF.54mr] Home on the Rails: Women, the Railroad, and the Rise of Public Domesticity (Gender and American Culture)

Home on the Rails: Women, the Railroad, and the Rise of Public Domesticity (Gender and American Culture)

[PDF.xh96] Home on the Rails: Women, the Railroad, and the Rise of Public Domesticity (Gender and American Culture)

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 | #1945306 in Books |  The University of North Carolina Press |  2005-03-14 |  2005-03-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.75 x.66 x6.00l,.87 | File type: PDF | 296 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Wonderful academic resource, told in an engaging style.|By K.B. Owen|This book began as a dissertation, and the meticulous research into original sources is impressive. Dr. Richter certainly knows her subject. What's wonderful about her book, in addition to the content and thesis (contemporary characterizations/stories/protocols/rules created for women riding the rails are inst| |""Heading Home fills a considerable void in the history of trains and travel. Fresh material and a crisp writing style make for a useful and delightful book. (H. Roger Grant, Clemson University)"

""Heading Home" fills a considerable void in the hist

Recognizing the railroad's importance as both symbol and experience in Victorian America, Amy G. Richter follows women travelers onto trains and considers the consequences of their presence there.

For a time, Richter argues, nineteenth-century Americans imagined the public realm as a chaotic and dangerous place full of potential, where various groups came together, collided, and influenced one another, for better or worse. The example of the American railroad re...

You easily download any file type for your device.Home on the Rails: Women, the Railroad, and the Rise of Public Domesticity (Gender and American Culture)   |  Amy G. Richter.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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