Jolly Fellows: Male Milieus in Nineteenth-Century America
(Part of the Gender Relations in the American Experience Series)
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"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"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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