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The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
John F. Kasson
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Description for The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
Paperback. How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 250.
Amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression, Shirley Temple radiated a spirit of optimism and plucky good cheer. Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements daily; she rivalled Franklin D. Roosevelt and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. For four consecutive years she was the world’s box-office champion. John F. Kasson shows how Temple astonished movie veterans, created a new international culture of celebrity and revolutionised the role of children as consumers. Celebrating the prospect of lifting the Depression, tap-dancing across racial boundaries with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, foiling villains and mending the hearts of ... Read more
Amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression, Shirley Temple radiated a spirit of optimism and plucky good cheer. Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements daily; she rivalled Franklin D. Roosevelt and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. For four consecutive years she was the world’s box-office champion. John F. Kasson shows how Temple astonished movie veterans, created a new international culture of celebrity and revolutionised the role of children as consumers. Celebrating the prospect of lifting the Depression, tap-dancing across racial boundaries with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, foiling villains and mending the hearts of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393350616
SKU
V9780393350616
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Ref
99-15
About John F. Kasson
John F. Kasson is a professor of history and American studies at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill and the author of Amusing the Million, among many other seminal works of cultural history. He lives in Chapel Hill.
Reviews for The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
"Fascinating biography..."
The Bookseller "Compelling... This isn't a traditional biography; Kasson is more interested in the context in which Temple became such an icon..."
The Boston Globe "Kasson's fascinating biography…"
The Sunday Herald
The Bookseller "Compelling... This isn't a traditional biography; Kasson is more interested in the context in which Temple became such an icon..."
The Boston Globe "Kasson's fascinating biography…"
The Sunday Herald