"Improvement the order of the age"| Historic advertising, consumer choice, and identity in 19th century Roxbury, Massachusetts

<p> During the mid-to-late 19th century, Roxbury, Massachusetts experienced a dramatic change from a rural farming area to a vibrant, working-class, and predominantly-immigrant urban community. This new demographic bloomed during America&rsquo;s industrial age, a time in which hundreds of...

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Main Author: Nosal, Janice A.
Language:EN
Published: University of Massachusetts Boston 2016
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