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A fascinating analysis of the first famous American to erase the boundary between real history and entertainment
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"A canny interpreter of popular culture ... Kasson has gathered fascinating material on the man who in producing a pageant of American triumphalism, helped create the commercial world of entertainment that today we take for granted ... Kasson skillfully shows us Cody as performer, icon, impresario. And what a show he put on!" - Tom Engelhardt, "The Los Angeles Book Review"
"A scholarly ... readable cultural analysis." - Bob Minzesheimer, "USA Today"
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"A scholarly ... readable cultural analysis." - Bob Minzesheimer, "USA Today"
A canny interpreter of popular culture ... Kasson has gathered fascinating material on the man who in producing a pageant of American triumphalism, helped create the commercial world of entertainment that today we take for granted ... Kasson skillfully shows us Cody as performer, icon, impresario. And what a show he put on! "Tom Engelhardt, The Los Angeles Book Review"
A scholarly ... readable cultural analysis. "Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today""
"A canny interpreter of popular culture ... Kasson has gathered fascinating material on the man who in producing a pageant of American triumphalism, helped create the commercial world of entertainment that today we take for granted ... Kasson skillfully shows us Cody as performer, icon, impresario. And what a show he put on!" --Tom Engelhardt, The Los Angeles Book Review
"A scholarly ... readable cultural analysis." --Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today
Joy S. Kasson, author of several books on American history, is a Professor of American studies and English at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She lives with her family in Chapel Hill.
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- PublisherDiane Pub Co
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0756780675
- ISBN 13 9780756780678
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages319
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