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Jolly Fellows proposes a new interpretation of nineteenth-century American culture and society and will inform future work on masculinity during this period.

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A fascinating exploration of the relationship between a powerful cultural symbol and those who embodied it, and of the challenges involved in extracting the latter from the former. -- Elaine Frantz Parsons American Historical Review 2010 A valuable addition to the history of American masculinities. -- Brian Roberts Western Historical Quarterly 2011

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The Tavern Crowd
2. Jolly Fellowship
3. Reform
4. New York
5. The Gold Rush
6. Cultural Connections
7. Wild East and Wild West
8. Sporting Men
9. Continuities and Complexities
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Onset of Moral Reform by Decade
Appendix B: Correlation of Selected Social Statistics, New York City, by Ward, 1855
Notes
Index

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/11/2009
      ISBN13: 9780801891373, 978-0801891373
      ISBN10: 080189137X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Jolly Fellows proposes a new interpretation of nineteenth-century American culture and society and will inform future work on masculinity during this period.

      Trade Review
      A fascinating exploration of the relationship between a powerful cultural symbol and those who embodied it, and of the challenges involved in extracting the latter from the former. -- Elaine Frantz Parsons American Historical Review 2010 A valuable addition to the history of American masculinities. -- Brian Roberts Western Historical Quarterly 2011

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. The Tavern Crowd
      2. Jolly Fellowship
      3. Reform
      4. New York
      5. The Gold Rush
      6. Cultural Connections
      7. Wild East and Wild West
      8. Sporting Men
      9. Continuities and Complexities
      Conclusion
      Acknowledgments
      Appendix A: Onset of Moral Reform by Decade
      Appendix B: Correlation of Selected Social Statistics, New York City, by Ward, 1855
      Notes
      Index

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