The Mauve Decade
American Life at the End of the Nineteenth Century
National characteristics, American, in literature
Snails
American literature, history and criticism, 19th century
Tobacco use
Civilización
United states, civilization
United states, intellectual life
American Authors
Anecdotes
American literature
Intellectual life
Civilization
Social life and customs
History and criticism
A true classic about the period, though published a generation later. The covers (not the dust jackets) of the earlier, pre-paperback editions were of mauve cloth as part of the overall point of view. ("Mauve," declared Whistler, "is pink trying to be purple.") Some of these older copies are avail…
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