Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America

by Melanie A. Kiechle, Melanie A Kiechle, Melanie A. Kiechle

Book Overview

What did nineteenth-century cities smell like? And how did odors matter in the formation of a modern environmental consciousness? Smell Detectives follows the nineteenth-century Americans who used their noses to make sense of the sanitary challenges caused by rapid urban and industrial growth. Melanie Kiechle examines nuisance complaints, medical writings, domestic advice, and myriad discussions of what constituted fresh air, and argues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295746106
• ISBN13: 9780295746104
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher