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Chewing Gum in America, 1850-1920

Kerry Segrave
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      Americans began chewing gum long before 1850, scraping resin from spruce trees, removing any bits of bark or insects and chewing the finished product. Commercially-made gum was of limited availability and came in three types--tree resin, pretroleum-based paraffin and chicle-based--the latter, a natural latex, ultimately eclipsing its rivals by 1920. Once considered a women-only bad habit, chewing gum grew in popularity and was indulged in by all segments of society. The gum industry tried vigorously to export the habit, but it proved uniquely American and would not stick abroad.This book 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--some saved it in lockets around their neck; some shared it with friends--is also covered.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Kerry Segrave EAN: 9780786498451 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-02-10 CITY: GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1910 to c 1919, Cultural studies: food and society, Manufacturing industries, Social and cultural history

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      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.
      Americans began chewing gum long before 1850, scraping resin from spruce trees, removing any bits of bark or insects and chewing the finished product. Commercially-made gum was of limited availability and came in three types--tree resin, pretroleum-based paraffin and chicle-based--the latter, a natural latex, ultimately eclipsing its rivals by 1920. Once considered a women-only bad habit, chewing gum grew in popularity and was indulged in by all segments of society. The gum industry tried vigorously to export the habit, but it proved uniquely American and would not stick abroad.This book 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--some saved it in lockets around their neck; some shared it with friends--is also covered.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Kerry Segrave EAN: 9780786498451 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-02-10 CITY: GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1910 to c 1919, Cultural studies: food and society, Manufacturing industries, Social and cultural history

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      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.

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