This paper compares and contrasts the themes and content of M.H. Dunlop's "Sixty Miles From Contentment" with Karal Ann Marling's "As Seen on TV", and comments upon the respective social and cultural histories each book presents. The paper concludes with an analysis of how, as reflected by these books, American culture changed between 1850 and 1950. 5.5 pgs. 5 f/c. 2b.
