Chasing dirt : the American pursuit of cleanliness / Suellen Hoy.
Chasing dirt : the American pursuit of cleanliness / Suellen Hoy.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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1995.
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N614.40973/1
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English
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xiv, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Introduction: Cleanliness First -- Ch. 1. Dreadfully Dirty. John Wesley, Benjamin Franklin, and Reality. The Filthy Farmstead. Towns and Cities, Dirty - and Dangerous. The Domestic Woman, Agent of Cleanliness. Preceptress of Reform: Catharine Beecher. Cleanliness, Health, and Virtue: Graham and Alco...
Ch. 4. The American Way. Becoming American. Booker T. Washington - Toothbrushes and More. To Ellis Island and America. Good Neighbors, Good Teachers: The Settlement Workers. From Miasmas to Microbes. Metropolitan's Health Messengers. Americanizing the Immigrant Home. African-Americans, Cleanliness,...
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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New York (State)
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1995.
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Chasing dirt : the American pursuit of cleanliness / Suellen Hoy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-243) and index.
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N614.40973/1
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0195111281 (pbk)
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614.40973
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