Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Watson and the Shark 9
6. 2. “Oh! Susanna” 21
7. 3. “Mary Lyon, Massachusetts” 33
8. 4. William Howard Taft’s Drawers 46
9. 5. Josephine Baker’s Banana Skirt 59
10. 6. V-J Day, 1945, Times Square 70
11. 7. The Kinsey Reports 88
12. 8. The Quiet American 104
13. 9. That Touch of Mink 116
14. 10. The Immigration Reform Act of 1965 125
15. 11. President Jimmy Carter’s Inaugural Address 141
16. Conclusion 155
17. Notes 167
18. Contributors 203
19. Index 207