Hoople’s thorough cultural historical study is groundbreaking not only because he scrutinizes the reaction of the press to James as a public figure, but also because it casts light on America’s self image as rendered by the contemporary media. . . .The book can be of interest not only to James scholars or students of the history of American journalism, ... Read morebut also to cultural and social historians wanting to gain a deeper understanding of the discourse of American identity and American culture. The appendix, with a chronology of James’s travels and the corresponding press reports, is a useful addition, as is the map at the beginning of the book tracing his journey and indicating the cities he visited.
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