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The Modern Age examines the discourses that have come to characterize adolescence and argues that commonplace views of adolescents as impulsive, conflicted, and rebellious are constructions inspired by broader cultural anxieties that characterized American society in early-twentieth-century America. The idea of adolescence, argues Kent Baxter, came into being because it fulfilled specific historical and cultural needs: to define a quickly expanding segment of the population, and to express concerns associated with the movement into a new era. Adolescence-a term

Teenagers --- Adolescence --- Societies and clubs --- History --- Stratemeyer, Edward, --- Alger, Horatio, --- Fictional works.

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Fitzgerald, Francis Scott --- Adams, James Truslow --- Alger, Horatio --- Davis, James John --- McLuckie, John --- Ayer, Harriet Hubbard --- Kang, Younghill --- Walker, Madam C.J. --- Antin, Mary --- Powter, Susan --- Winfrey, Oprah --- Perot, Ross

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American fiction --- Detective and mystery stories, American --- Literature and history --- National characteristics, American, in literature --- Popular literature --- Western stories --- History and criticism --- History and criticism --- History --- History and criticism --- History and criticism --- Alger, Horatio, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- New York (N.Y.) --- In literature.

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Investigating the enduring quality of Horatio Alger's political theories, this historical study shows how his ideas of hard work tempered by virtue's rewards struck a chord during the economic transformations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Politics and literature --- Political fiction, American --- History --- History and criticism. --- Alger, Horatio, --- Putnam, Arthur Lee, --- Starr, Julian, --- Preston, Charles F., --- Author of Ragged Dick, --- Ragged Dick, Author of, --- Author of Fame and fortune, --- Fame and fortune, Author of, --- Author of Mark, the matchboy, --- Mark, the matchboy, Author of, --- Author of Rough and Ready, --- Rough and Ready, Author of, --- Author of Campaign series, --- Campaign series, Author of, --- Author of Luck and pluck series, --- Luck and pluck series, Author of, --- Author of Tattered Tom series, --- Tattered Tom series, Author of, --- Author of Frank's campaign, --- Frank's campaign, Author of, --- Author of Paul Prescott's charge, --- Paul Prescott's charge, Author of, --- Author of Helen Ford, --- Helen Ford, Author of, --- Author of Charlie Codman's cruise, --- Charlie Codman's cruise, Author of, --- Author of Brave and bold series, --- Brave and bold series, Author of, --- Author of Ben, the luggage boy, --- Ben, the luggage boy, Author of, --- Author of Rufus and Rose, --- Rufus and Rose, Author of, --- Political and social views.