Paper Money Men: Commerce, Manhood, and the Sensational Public Sphere in Antebellum America

by David Anthony

Book Overview

Paper Money Men: Commerce, Manhood, and the Sensational Public Sphere in Antebellum America by David Anthony outlines the emergence of a "sensational public sphere" in antebellum America. It argues that this new representational space reflected and helped shape the intricate relationship between commerce and masculine sensibility in a period of dramatic economic upheaval. Looking at a variety of sensational media--from penny press newspapers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814256082
• ISBN13: 9780814256084
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"