Jolly Fellows: Male Milieus in Nineteenth-Century America

by Richard Stott

"Jolly fellows," a term that gained currency in the nineteenth century, referred to those men whose more colorful antics included brawling, heavy drinking, gambling, and playing pranks. Reforms, especially the temperance movement, stigmatized such behavior, but pockets of jolly fellowship continued to flourish throughout the country. Richard Stott scrutinizes and analyzes this behavior to appreciate its origins and meaning.

Stott finds that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080189137X
• ISBN13: 9780801891373
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"