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In the late-19th century a new type of book - the success manual - became commonplace in millions of homes across America. This text argues that these books, far from offering practical advice, presented a dire picture of an uncertain new age, portraying life as a brutal struggle for survival.

Character Is Capital Success Manuals and Manhood in Gilded Age America

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      Publisher: MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina
      Publication Date: 9/30/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780807846582, 978-0807846582
      ISBN10: 0807846589

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      Book Synopsis
      In the late-19th century a new type of book - the success manual - became commonplace in millions of homes across America. This text argues that these books, far from offering practical advice, presented a dire picture of an uncertain new age, portraying life as a brutal struggle for survival.

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