I enjoyed this article and hope you post more! I like reading about those times, and all strata of society. From Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life as a pioneer’s daughter to the life of the American aristocrats. It is interesting thought that from lower to upper levels, it was understood that honorable young men and women obeyed societies rules. I think our society was much safer and more stable as a result.
I was doing some family history stuff, I noticed that women married between 16 and 18, in more civilized times.
Well..........to some extent you are correct; however, there was a LOT of sub rosa goings on. I don’t want to go OT and ruin this delightful thread, so send me a FRmail, if you’d like a book list that would enlighten you to some of the tawdry/under the radar stuff and some books that deal with the more “normal” and benign stuff. :-)
Yes, a civilized society. Basic right and wrong, Ten Commandments, do unto others, an understanding of good and evil and a common sense societal culture.
Went down hill after the 60s with the drugs and the socialist/communist debasement of religion and their 45 other goals.
How are we doing? I know I'm older, but things were good in 62', the American Grafitti class.
As an aside, check this out: AMERICAN GRAFFITI - The CARS