With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture since 1830

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WITH ~~OR RLL This page intentionally left blank 137.192.3] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 17:11 GMT) ~OR All A~ISTORY 0~ Affi~RICAn POPULAR CULTUR~ Sine~ 1930 l~ROY RSHQY THE UNNJERSTIY PRESS OF KENfUCKY Copyright © 2006 by The University Press of Kentucky . Paperback edition 2012 Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com 12 13 14 15 16 5 4 3 2 1 The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Ashby, LeRoy. With amusement for all : a history of American popular culture since 1830 I LeRoy Ashby. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-2397-4 (hardcover: alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8131-2397-6 (hardcover: alk. paper) 1. Popular culture-United States-History. 2. Amusements-United States-History. 3. United States-Civilization. 4. United States-Social conditions. I. Title. E169.1.A8525 2006 306.4'80973-dc22 2006002558 ISBN 978-0-8131-4107-7 (pbk.: alk. paper) This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.§ Manufactured in the United States of America. ~.&·.&~ 1!!!!!'.; Member of the Association of 'I~ • American University Presses To Mary, my best friend and the love of my life, for all the right reasons ...