Chewing gum in America, 1850-1920 : the rise of an industry / Kerry Segrave.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segrave, Kerry, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chewing gum industry--United States--History.

Chewing gum industry.

Chewing gum--United States--History.

Chewing gum.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 exam

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Business of Gum; 2. Women and Children; 3. Popularity and Pervasiveness; 4. Usage, Geography and Consumers; 5. Editorials, Commentaries, Reformers and Religion; 6. Physical and Mental Effects; 7. Employment and the Courts; 8. Gum Goes Abroad ... but Does Not Stick; 9. Wads, Novelties and Numbers; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1981-6