Synopsis
American life in the 1830s and 40s is pictured from the viewpoint of social interpretation. The author shows the constructive genius that went into the structure of the reform movements, the development of business corporations and the evolution of an educational system. The question addressed is whether or not civilization's finer fruits, reaped from an aristocratic cultural heritage, could be democratized without being vulgarized.
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