American sensations : class, empire, and the production of popular culture /

This innovative cultural history investigates an intriguing, thrilling, and often lurid assortment of sensational literature that was extremely popular in the United States in 1848--including dime novels, cheap story paper literature, and journalism for working-class Americans.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Streeby, Shelley, 1963- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Series:American crossroads ; 9.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=71473