A professor of American studies presents a lively, scholarly, and often startling exploration of 19th-century American attitudes toward sexuality–what we felt, thought, wrote, and said. 86 illustrations throughout.

Explore the diverse views which shaped the antebellum conversation about the moral, social, and physical implications of sex as Attitudes Toward Sex in Antebellum America uses these view to reflect…

Including short tales of urban life, editorials on prostitution, and moralizing rants against homosexuality, this work presents selections that epitomize a distinct form of urban journalism. Providing an overview of…