Many thanks to NetGalley and Cornell University Press for the ARC.
I would buy a hardcover or paperback edition and I highly recommend that other readers seek out "Unbuttoning America" because Ardis Cameron is extraordinary and entertaining in how she combines pop culture, history, literature, research and social sciences.

From a twenty-first century perspective, Peyton Place seems almost quaint, but Cameron's book helps the modern reader to understand just how shocking and revolutionary the novel really was. Peeling back the layers that have been put on the story by the ensuing films and television show, Cameron details the story of the book's publication and reception, offering a fascinating look at the midcentury world of America.