Going Out: The Rise and Fall of Public Amusements. By David Nasaw. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1999 Critical Book Review: Going Out by David Nasaw David Nasaw's Going Out documents not only the historical relevancy of public amusements in the era, but also their economic and sociological effects. Nasaw paints a picture of amusements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He discusses all of the various forms of amusements from museums, vaudeville's, and nickelodeon's …showed first 75 words of 1362 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1362 total…job at painting an accurate picture of the Amusements in the era. His thorough research provided for a book that would be very relevant to anyone looking for historical information on any of the amusements he discussed. However, the books lack of purpose made it extremely boring. I would hesitate to recommend this book to anyone as a "pleasure" read, but do feel that it would be very useful for anyone interested in the topic.