| Edition |
First Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 306 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
The controversial radio and television host offers his take on who the good guys and bad guys were throughout United States history. |
| Contents |
Grover Cleveland: the mysterious case of the disappearing president -- I did not kill Armstrong: the war of wills in the early days of radio -- Woodrow Wilson: a masterful stroke of deception -- Streets of gold: Charles Ponzi and the American scheme -- He loved Lucy: the tragic genius of Desi Arnaz, the inventor of the rerun -- The muckracker: how a lost letter revealed Upton Sinclair's deception -- Alan Turing: how the father of the computer saved the world for democracy -- The spy who turned to a pumpkin: Alger Hiss and the liberal establishment that defended a traitor -- The city of tomorrow: Walt Disney's last and lost dream -- "Make it great, John": how Steve Jobs and John Lasseter changed history at Pixar -- Appendix: Letter from Upton Sinclair. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-306). |
| Credits |
"Writers: Jack Henderson, Matt Latimer, Keith Urbahn ; Contributors, Researchers & Editors: Kate Albers, Stephanie Clarke, Victoria Cox, Maggie Crawford, Kevin Smith." |
| Subject |
Heroes -- United States.
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Villains in popular culture -- United States.
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United States -- Biography.
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HISTORY / United States / 21st Century.
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HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General.
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Heroes. (OCoLC)fst00955558
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Villains in popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01200436
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781476783895 (hardback) |
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1476783896 (hardback) |
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9781476783901 (paperback) |
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147678390X (paperback) |
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