Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. A Timeline of America at Century’s End xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. BECOMING CULTURED AND CULTURE AS COMMODITY
8. ‘‘The Ideal of Culture,’’ Chautauquan 17
9. ‘‘Wealth,’’ North American Review 25
10. Brief Observations on the Habit of Reading 35
11. ‘‘The Reading Habit,’’ Critic 35
12. ‘‘Courses of Reading,’’ Critic 36
13. ‘‘What Chicago People Read,’’ Critic 38
14. ‘‘A Note on Servants’ Libraries,’’ Critic 42
15. ‘‘The Novel-Reading Habit,’’ Arena 43
16. ‘‘The Pelican,’’ Scribner’s 51
17. ‘‘The Economic Theory of Women’s Dress,’’ Popular Science Monthly 66
18. 2. THE IDEA OF TYPES
19. ‘‘The Modern American Mood,’’ Harper’s 77
20. ‘‘The Provincials,’’ from a series, ‘‘Sketches of American Types,’’ Scribner’s 86
21. ‘‘The Conduct of Life,’’ from a series, ‘‘The Art of Living,’’ Scribner’s 93
22. ‘‘Talma Gordon,’’ Colored American Magazine 105
23. ‘‘The College Graduate and Public Life,’’ Atlantic Monthly 117
24. ‘‘The Awakening of the Negro,’’ Atlantic Monthly 125
25. ‘‘The Status of Woman, Past, Present, and Future,’’ Arena 134
26. 3. LABOR
27. ‘‘The Workers—The West: Among the Revolutionaries,’’ Scribner’s 146
28. ‘‘In the Depths of a Coal Mine,’’ McClure’s 156
29. ‘‘A Paying Concern: A True Story of American Factory Life,’’ McClure’s 163
30. ‘‘The Night Run of the ‘Overland’: A Story of Domestic Life Among the Railroad People,’’ McClure’s 171
31. ‘‘Women and Girls in Sweat-Shops,’’ Chautauquan 181
32. ‘‘Working-Girl’s Clubs,’’ Scribner’s 185
33. 4. SOCIAL, ETHNIC, AND RACIAL STRIFE
34. ‘‘Club Life Among Outcasts,’’ Harper’s 199
35. ‘‘The Future of the Red Man,’’ Forum 210
36. ‘‘Lynch Law in the South,’’ North American Review 220
37. ‘‘A Ghetto Wedding,’’ Atlantic Monthly 226
38. ‘‘The Genesis of the Gang,’’ Atlantic Monthly 238
39. ‘‘Step-Brothers to Dives,’’ Harper’s 249
40. 5. MENTAL HEALTH & PHYSICAL TRAINING
41. ‘‘The Gospel of Relaxation,’’ Scribner’s 261
42. ‘‘Fashion’s Slaves,’’ Arena 273
43. ‘‘Woman and the Bicycle,’’ Scribner’s 288
44. ‘‘A Fin de Cycle Incident,’’ Outing 291
45. ‘‘Physical Education vs. Degeneracy,’’ Ind 302
46. ‘‘On Being Civilized Too Much,’’ Atlantic Monthly 306
47. 6. THE PROMISES OF FORMAL EDUCATION
48. ‘‘A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South,’’ Atlantic Monthly 321
49. ‘‘Modern College Education,’’ Cosmopolitan 329
50. ‘‘The Greatest Need of College Girls,’’ Atlantic Monthly 339
51. ‘‘The School Days of an Indian Girl,’’ Atlantic Monthly 349
52. ‘‘The March of Progress,’’ Century 361
53. ‘‘The Ingrate,’’ New England Magazine 370
54. ‘‘The Genius of Bowlder Bluff,’’ Scribner’s 376
55. 7. THE FUTURE & CULTURAL CHANGE
56. ‘‘What a Great City Might Be—A Lesson from the White City,’’ New England Magazine 389
57. ‘‘The Problem of the West,’’ Atlantic Monthly 396
58. ‘‘The Divorce of Man from Nature,’’ Arena 407
59. ‘‘Susan’s Escort,’’ Harper’s 412
60. ‘‘Twenty-Four: Four,’’ Harper’s 425
61. ‘‘Within an Ace of the End of the World,’’ McClure’s 447
62. Bibliography 459
63. Index 465