Description
Book SynopsisShe examines advancements in water-supply and waste-management technology, the architectural considerations these amenities entailed, and the scientific approach to sanitation that began to emerge by century's end.
Trade Review"An essential perspective on the modern world... The text offers an abundance of detailed information on the development of tubs, showers, toilets, and sinks... Goes well beyond any provious account in delineating how fresh and waste water systems had an impact on domestic life in the mid-nineteenth century. American Studies International
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Domestic Reform and American Household Plumbing, 1840-1870
2. Water Supply and Waste Disposal for the Convenient House
3. Convenience Embodied: Midcentury Plumbing Fixtures
4. The End of Convenience: Science, Sanitation, and Professionalism, 1870-1890
5. The Sanitarians Take Charge: Scientific Plumbing in the American Home
Conclusion
Notes
Note on Sources
Index
