True story : how a pulp empire remade mass media /

Focusing on Bernarr Macfadden, a bodybuilder turned publishing mogul, Shanon Fitzpatrick charts the rise and export of US mass media and consumer culture. Macfadden's magazines-featuring fitness tips, celebrity gossip and sensational "true" stories-created an enduring editorial templa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fitzpatrick, Shanon (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2022].
Subjects:	Macfadden, Bernarr, > 1868-1955. Sensationalism in journalism > United States > History > 20th century. Mass media > United States > History > 20th century. Pulp literature, American > History > 20th century. Health in mass media > History > 20th century. Physical fitness > United States > History > 20th century.

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Summary:	Focusing on Bernarr Macfadden, a bodybuilder turned publishing mogul, Shanon Fitzpatrick charts the rise and export of US mass media and consumer culture. Macfadden's magazines-featuring fitness tips, celebrity gossip and sensational "true" stories-created an enduring editorial template and powered worldwide demand for interactive American media.
Physical Description:	312 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780674268012 0674268016