Paradoxes of Prosperity Phyllis R. Koch-Sheras real-world case studies with a

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Paradoxes of Prosperity Phyllis R. Koch-Sheras real-world case studies with aIn the midst of the United States' immense economic growth in the 1850s, Americans worried about whether the booming agricultural, industrial, and commercial expansion came at the price of cherished American values such as honesty, hard work, and dedication to the common good. This study examines how popular writers and widely read newspapers, magazines, and books expressed social tensions between prosperity and morality. The authors draw on that