Unbuttoning America

Published in 1956, Peyton Place became a bestseller and a literary phenomenon. A lurid and gripping story of murder, incest, female desire, and social injustice, it was consumed as avidly by readers as it was condemned by critics and the clergy. Its author, Grace Metalious, a housewife who grew up i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Cameron, Ardis
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Cornell University Press 2025
Subjects:	publishing industry, Grace Metalious, incest novels, sex and gender, 1950s US, women's history, sexuality, abortion thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBL Biography: writers
Online Access:	OCN: 908447945
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!