Chasing dirt the American pursuit of cleanliness

In 'Chasing Dirt', Suellen Hoy provides a colourful history of the remarkable transformation from "dreadfully dirty" to "cleaner than clean," ranging from the pre-Civil War era to the 1950s, when American's obsession with cleanliness reached its peak

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoy, Suellen M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 1995, 1995
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:In 'Chasing Dirt', Suellen Hoy provides a colourful history of the remarkable transformation from "dreadfully dirty" to "cleaner than clean," ranging from the pre-Civil War era to the 1950s, when American's obsession with cleanliness reached its peak
Physical Description:xiv, 258 p. ill
ISBN:9780199854011