The little girl who fought the Great Depression : Shirley Temple and 1930s America /

Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of countless admirers: from a black laborer's cabin in South Carolina to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover&...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kasson, John F., 1944-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Temple, Shirley, > 1928-2014. Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography. Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century. United States > Civilization > 1918-1945. United States > Intellectual life > 20th century. Depressions > 1929 > United States. United States > History > 1933-1945. United States > History > 1919-1933.

Table of Contents:

Smile like Roosevelt
Such a happy little face!
Dancing along the color line
The most adored child in the world
Keeping Shirley's star aloft
What's a private life?
Epilogue: Shirley visits another president.