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1950s "Rocketman" TV Series and Their Fans: Cadets, Rangers, and Junior Space Men
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Hardcover. The fourteen essays featured here focus on series such as Space Patrol, Tom Corbett, and Captain Z-Ro, exploring their roles in the day-to-day lives of their fans through topics such as mentoring, promotion of the real-world space program, merchandising, gender issues, and ranger clubs - all the while promoting the fledgling medium of television. Editor(s): Miller, Cynthia J.; Van Riper, A. Bowdoin. Num Pages: 294 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 582.
The fourteen essays featured here focus on series such as Space Patrol, Tom Corbett, and Captain Z-Ro, exploring their roles in the day-to-day lives of their fans through topics such as mentoring, promotion of the real-world space program, merchandising, gender issues, and ranger clubs - all the while promoting the fledgling medium of television.
The fourteen essays featured here focus on series such as Space Patrol, Tom Corbett, and Captain Z-Ro, exploring their roles in the day-to-day lives of their fans through topics such as mentoring, promotion of the real-world space program, merchandising, gender issues, and ranger clubs - all the while promoting the fledgling medium of television.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230377318
SKU
V9780230377318
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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Jean-Noel Bassoir - writer Mick Broderick - Murdoch University Gary Coville - media historian Wheeler Winston Dixon - University of Nebraska, Lincoln Amy Foster - University of Central Florida Gary A. Hughes - filmmaker Robert Jacobs - Hiroshima City University Henry Jenkins - University of Southern California Roy Kinnard - writer Patrick Lucanio - writer Howard McCurdy - American ... Read more
Reviews for 1950s "Rocketman" TV Series and Their Fans: Cadets, Rangers, and Junior Space Men
"From nostalgic views of space adventure to the cultural importance of 1950s sf TV series, Miller and Van Riper's anthology is an informative read and a much-needed work on an often-overlooked period in television history. Understanding the cultural impact of these series - and the symbols of heroism and Americana contained within them - is an important step in learning ... Read more