Turning the pages of American girlhood the evolution of girls' series fiction, 1865 - 1930 - Hamilton-Honey, Emily 1980- (McFarland, 2013)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Learning to be an angel: religion and reading for nineteenth-century American girls -- Angels in the house: Christian womanhood and community power in postbellum girls' series -- A revolution in series production: Edward Stratemeyer and the commodification of series books -- Communities of friends: series heroines as consumers, 1901-1930. two miles forward, one mile back: gender battles -- During the Great War -- Running the gamut and the gauntlet: World War I. Series as a catalyst for change in the cultural landscape of American girlhood -- Taking advantage of new markets: Ruth Fielding as a motion picture screenwriter, producer, and executive -- Conclusion: Nancy Drew and a new era -- Appendix: Series books in order of publication