Chewing Gum in America 1850-1920 - The Rise of an Industry

Informationen zum Autor Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theatres! lie detectors! jukeboxes! smoking! shoplifting and ticket-scalping. He lives in British Columbia! Canada. Klappentext Examines the chewing gum industry in America from 1850 to 1920! the rise and spread of gum chewing and the reactions - almost uniformly negative - to the habit from editorial writers! reformers! religious figures! employers and the courts. The age-old problem of what to do with chewed gum is also covered. Zusammenfassung Examines the chewing gum industry in America from 1850 to 1920! the rise and spread of gum chewing and the reactions - almost uniformly negative - to the habit from editorial writers! reformers! religious figures! employers and the courts. The age-old problem of what to do with chewed gum is also covered.

Product details

• Authors: Kerry Segrave
• Publisher: McFarland
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2015
• EAN: 9780786498451
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-9845-1
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)