{"product_id":"the-great-american-bandwagon-9781025390895","title":"The Great American Bandwagon","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Merz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Tradd Street Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Popular Culture - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Great American Band Wagon\" is a sharp and insightful exploration of the social landscape of the United States during the late 1920s. Charles Merz offers a satirical yet observant look at the quirks, fads, and collective behaviors that defined the era. Through a series of witty essays, Merz examines the American tendency to embrace every new trend with fervent enthusiasm-from the rise of the automobile and the radio to the national obsession with cross-word puzzles and the burgeoning tourism industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work serves as a fascinating cultural mirror, capturing the restlessness and the \"go-getter\" spirit of a nation in transition. Merz analyzes how mass media and improved transportation began to homogenize American life, creating a \"bandwagon\" effect that influenced everything from leisure activities to political movements. By dissecting the standardization of American pleasure and the quest for excitement, the book provides a valuable historical perspective on the early roots of modern consumer culture. \"The Great American Band Wagon\" remains an essential piece of social commentary, offering readers a window into the vibrant, often chaotic pulse of the decade and the development of the American identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tradd Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47887184068759,"sku":"9781025390895","price":3068.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781025390895.webp?v=1781157238","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-great-american-bandwagon-9781025390895","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}