description: This lively and authoritative volume makes clear that the quest for taste and manners in America has been essential to the serious pursuit of a democratic culture.
language: English
title: Refinement of America
titlecomplete: Refinement of America
genres: Grad School, Material Culture, The United States Of America, Nonfiction, School, 18th Century, American History, Architecture, 19th Century, History
ratings_count: 227
publisher: Random House Value Publishing