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Technological Advancements and Cultural Progress in 19th Century America

Explore the intersection of technology, culture, and everyday life between 1840-1860, focusing on the economic growth, agricultural advancements, industrial progress, railroad boom, rising prosperity, quality of life, democratic pastimes, and the quest for nationality in literature and art.

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Technological Advancements and Cultural Progress in 19th Century America

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  1. TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE, AND EVERYDAY LIFE, 1840–1860 CHAPTER 11

  2. Technology and Economic Growth • Agricultural Advancement • Technology and Industrial Progress • The Railroad Boom • Rising Prosperity

  3. Railroad Growth, 1850–1860

  4. The Quality of Life • Dwellings • Conveniences and Inconveniences • Disease and Health • Popular Health Movements • Phrenology

  5. Democratic Pastimes • Newspapers • The Theater • Minstrel Shows 3 • P. T. Barnum

  6. The Quest for Nationalityin Literature and Art • Roots of the American Renaissance • Cooper, Emerson,Thoreau, Fuller,and Whitman • Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe • Literature in the Marketplace • American Landscape Painting

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