With Amusement for All contextualizes what Americans have done for fun since 1830, showing the reciprocal nature of the relationships among social, political, e

With Amusement for All is a sweeping interpretative history of American popular culture. Providing deep insights into various individuals, events, and movements

The dilemmas of work and leisure for women at the turn-of-the-century.

In the Roaring Twenties, New York City nightclubs and speakeasies became hot spots where traditions were flouted and modernity was forged. With powerful patrons

A photographic retrospective covers more than 100 years of images from the history of the American amusement park.