The pulps : fifty years of American pop culture /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Goodstone, Tony (Compiler), Haycock, Christine E. (Photographer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Chelsea House, [1970]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Short stories, American. United States > Social life and customs > 20th century > Fiction. American fiction > 20th century. American periodicals > History. Nouvelles américaines. États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle > Romans, nouvelles, etc. Roman américain > 20e siècle. Périodiques américains > Histoire. American fiction. American periodicals. Manners and customs. United States. Populaire cultuur. 1900-1999 short stories. Short stories Fiction. History. Science fiction. Short stories. Nouvelles.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Mainstream. Chapter 1. Adventure pulps. Resurrection of Jimber-jaw / Edgar Rice Burroughs ; Greek Poropulos / Edgar Wallace ; Devil must pay / Frederick C. Painton ; Manchu terror / William P. McGivern ; A nigh-side prod ; Camp-fire ; Boomer trail / Charles A. Freeman
Chapter 2. Sports. Yellow twin / Paul W. Gallico ; From the bleachers / Handley Cross
Chapter 3. Aviation and war. Flaming arrow / George Bruce ; Origin of the Lafayette Escadrille Insignia / Anonymous ; War planes / William E. Barrett ; Tarmac talk / Eddie McCrae ; Tale of the transport / William V.V. Stephens
Part II. Parallel forms. Chapter 4. Western and frontier. The ghost / Max Brand ; Old pard / J.E. Grinstead ; Butler's nag / Frank Richardson Pierce ; A ticket outside / Robert Ormond Case ; Tough enough / Luke Short ; Stampede / Powder River Bill
Chapter 5. Detective and mystery. Mr. Alias, Burglar / Rodrigues Ottolengui ; One hour / Dashiell Hammett ; Detectograms / Lawrence Treat ; Deadly orchid / T.T. Flynn ; Narrative cross-word puzzle / Richard Hoadley Tingley ; Death's passport / Robert Leslie Bellem ; Tortue pool / MacKinlay Kantor ; Wake for the living / Ray Bradbury
Part III. Exploiting the girls. Chapter 6. Innocence. Hot rompers / Russ West ; Enter the vampire / Clement Wood ; Seeing New York by kiddie car / Philip G. Wylie ; Kitty the kisser / John Held, Jr. ; Plea for the old music / Richard Le Gallienne ; Place for everything / Harry Irving Shumway ; Wisdom / Carrington North
Chapter 7. Straight out sex. Purple heart of Erlik / Robert E. Howard ; Labyrinth of monsters / Robert Leslie Bellem ; Dinner cooked in hell / Mindret Lord
Part IV. Extension of the finite. Chapter 8. Supernatural. Vengeance of Nitocris / Tennessee Williams ; Incantation / Page Cooper ; Valley of the worm / Robert E. Howard ; In Mayan splendor / Frank Belknap Long, Jr. ; Green window / Mary Elizabeth Counselman ; Train for Flushing / Malcolm Jameson ; Drawing for Longfellow's "skeleton in armor" / Virgil Finlay ; Seed from the sepulcher / Clark Ashton Smith ; Continuity ; Gardens of Yin / H.P. Lovecraft
Chapter 9. Science fiction. Wanderer of infinity / Harl Vincent ; Parasite planet / Stanley G. Weinbaum
Chapter 10. Paper tigers/The hero pulps.