A brief history of American culture - Crunden, Robert M. (Robert Morse), 1940-1952. (New York : Paragon House, 1994)
Prologue: England at the end of the sixteenth century -- pt. 1. A local culture, 1630-1815. Boston, 1630-1776 -- Philadelphia, 1740-1800 -- Virginia, 1763-1815 -- pt. 2. A sectional culture, 1815-1901. Cultural nationalism, 1815-1865 -- The religious pressures on literature and politics, 1815-1876 -- The defeat of the South and the appeal of the West, 1815-1901 -- pt. 3. The Northern nation : from religious to capitalist democracy, 1865-1917. From social Darwinism to progressivism, 1865-1917 -- From anti-social Darwinism to pragmatism, 1865-1917 -- The preconditions for modern art, 1865-1904 --pt. 4. A national culture, 1901-1941. The reunion with Europe, 1901-1941 -- The indigenous arts, 1901-1941 -- pt. 5. A cosmopolitan culture, 1941-present. The recovery of American ideals, 1954-1965 -- The primacy of foreign policy, 1941-1977 -- A culture of outsiders, 1943-1958 -- The conservative hegemony, 1969-1992.
"Was published by Finnish Historical Society in Helsinki in 1990"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-352) and index.
Keywords: United States -- Civilization; Cultuur