Tipping: An American Social History of Gratuities by Kerry Segrave

Tipping: An American Social History of Gratuities

Kerry Segrave

190 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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Though the history of tipping can be traced to the Middle Ages, the practice did not become widespread until the late 19th century. Initially, Americans reviled the custom, branding it un-American and undemocratic. The opposition gradually faded a...

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