My research into the cultural history of the US asks questions about time consciousness, economic scarcity and abundance, and the impact of industrialization. I am the author of Holy Day, Holiday: The American Sunday (2000), Marking Modern Times: Clocks, Watches and Other Timekeepers in American Life (2013), and How New Year's Became the Time of Your Life: A History (forthcoming 2028). My other publications include Daily Life During the Industrial Age (2025, editor) and Land of Necessity: Consumer Culture in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (2013, editor).