American Infidelity: The Gilded Age Battle Over Freethought, Free Love, and Feminism

American Infidelity is a timely, provocative exploration of a forgotten chapter in American history—one that still echoes in our most urgent cultural debates.

In the final decades of the 19th century, America stood at a cultural crossroads. Evangelical Protestantism reigned supreme, shaping laws, morals, and public life. But beneath the surface, a bold countercurrent surged—freethinkers, feminists, and sexual radicals who dared to imagine a freer, more equal society.

In American Infidelity, h...